Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-03-30
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HEMP
,zliiiraiion and Preparation Of Hemp, as pro
Used in kentltcky

.--Lilrdii0n anu Preparation VI HCWp as Drae.
iised IN kentucky
The most fertile of onr land, are seIpcteJ
for the production OF hemp, AID that wbicd
has hren used a meaduw ~ pasture Tor u
long ti'ne, is preferred IA auy o'hrr, export.
ence ing proved. that II is best adapted
II the purpose. TINS (il prarltcaI,ieD i,
pioughed tate in the auinran and cxuu,ed.
uafrodden 10y stock, ~ the ftosi, nf winter
ploushed aaatn rarlv ~ thu ,ptirg ps the
season viii permit. and assia mm"di,trIv
PR rdiug the sowing oil the SEED Gle,t ave
TAKEN TO harrow the grnnnd until the c'nd.
nrr completely broken. and II give il ~ even
surface as ca" be produced by the use of The
! commGn harrow.
! Ipo seed is sown from the 10Th Of Aprl to
F. the middle of Mn, (aitsr eIr n lrosls are o.
ver.l At the rate OF from bnslcl aud a fourth
Il bnsh"I and n hall to tn are, aud twice
narrowed. III" crop then gnires no 0rth.
er attention until II is fdt.--lls illness for the
knife mus Toe determined bv the aplt ara,ce
| oi the hemp. aud not bS TIM length 81 the time
! il has hrpu go wing, or lhr qeason ui the wear
Tn indications NJ fitness for cnIing ar "A
change IN the cuio,r II the l"ar from a deep
green to- yellow, aud the rising upon the
least agitation, ola veg"iahlr dust from III
hrnp. The ripenng OF liz crop a L"l. rail,
partial aHd unequal III lereni parts Of the
same field, aud regard uuslt In he paid 10 that
circnm:lnncr IN eating IL, taking such pur-
tions ~ it first as give The strongest indna-
tIuns of rip"ncss. II is not necessary or pru.
per To wait for il decided chance nf color in
Nil the leaves before tn. harvest commences !;
on thu contrary, Al IL more tyAntagrOu5 to
comm"ncr when the change is only partial
aud rs soon az the dust spoken NJ begln, To
rise, OF Is produced by agilalIng IN" hemp
viii stick or ht hand. In Kentucky, thu
practice OF cutting hemp ha. IN d eat meas
IRE superseded tine Old practice Of putting il
mp by the roots, and i; ionnl 10 Sc greatly
preferable being less lahoriun., aud rendering
the hemp better aud eosier 10 handle. Tue
operation is performed ilh knife (com-
IN my called a hemp huok, j md. ,oncwhal
IN the snap "f sickle, bat hraei"r aud roi
ST. long, an having smooth aud -harp ed g.
y the Temp i, cul, il is spread onl npnn
the ground from which il is .oeen, aud per.
mitiei turrmnin thrre mil the lra,ps are
well willrd. and viii ei.ii, rlarnlr from The
stalks. II Is then ,afhrrel intu -hpavr., h,u
nm bpund, and lllr ledvrs hca.pn rh with q
stack, had Immediately Inlnel scd. It Wa'er
rotling is in'euded If nut II Is sci an in sticks
o from thfer 10 Gvr feet in diameter II The
ground. and tied Clns-ly together 1T the tops
su"s H. prevent il lrhm falling the mIddL
oil the sack hpnll be lott hollow ~ give II air
near the earth II Is then snGirph to stand
unu! perfectly dry. when il is separated anJ
bound into sm II sheavcs, aud plt uu in
stacks or ricks, aud secured hya covering Of
boards or straw, to SECURE IL from getting wet
in the interior al the stack. II chn. hoNpv-
er, he so stacked, as 10 he secured from wafer
without any other covering than lhatCh Of
he mp, but some skill 10 be acquired only by
practice is necessary o do IL we'll
Il remains in the stack until the rason for
rotiiug arrives il is then ink.a down ~ spread
out (ou grass, il TO be mad } as equally d, pos
sihle, and exposed 10 the weather uuiil il Is
found TO ue ready TO- the brake (Opr wes-
tern autumns aud winter. are attended with
so little snow as to give rs choice Of time
from September until February for rotiing
Care must he taken to take the hemp M AS soon
as tits t, for the brake or loss viii be sps.
tanned. Qf, however, il should be found u
any time 20 be injured by too long an expo
sure. il is not thrown away. buI ag lin stacked
and brougl % the brake tho sncceeding year.
when il viii he found 10 have rcga ined IFS
strength, il not ALSO niely r0ited before it was
taken up.)
When ready for the brake, we take il frdul
the ground aud stack IL in small stacks ms ir
the first instance after cntting, and then pro
.ceed 10 break il, oh'brakps made on the plar
'of or common fux brake hut INCH iasg"r.