Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-04-04
-, The Tran.actions OF the American run
oSouhicsl oneieiy.'


osophicsi Society.
.,,..,prlions on the raising aud dfea'ng %
q,rr. communicated TO the AMERICAN fHL-
,,lpuIcAL SOoaEty, ty EDWARD ASTiL'
20.
i r,nn ia one OF the most profitable pro
,,oos the earth furnishes In northern Gil
"a, n, il employs great number ofphor
1a /, nypry advantageous manner, II lis
.,.f,cture he led on properly u may
.,,o;sh n ready remittance 20 the mother
~" and b.coma a reciprocal advantage 10
~. ,herafore il becomes worthy Of the
20 " .,,en,ion of the different Legislatures
v ,,,,b.,u colonies, Of every trading
wv and of every man, who truly loves his
.rbnshf.
ma. the people Of America do no, appear,
,hs,, rresenf management. TO be acqusin-
a'ab The hes, g. most profitable meth"h Of
'H and managing dis valuable plant.
4 - Lave 10 inform than OF some things iba,
~ be ofadyant,ge To them.
,ybo.ypr would raise hemp properly md 10
,r,,,sep. shond set aside two pieces Of
quad OF such dimensions each ms he shall he
T., n cultivate every year, and sow the one
'sbl,, he i, mnnar,ng and preparing The other
4 h., me succerding years crop; the higher
~ 9rer the ground the better. provided il bn
r,o,dnrged and MADE strong and mellow the
.,oafd should not be- too sIop,ng. lest he good
4 ~ bs washed with bard rains; if il drnops To
r,r3 tae south, 50 that It may have tae full
s. gsapee Of the sun. il will br an advantage !;
5r i:h, warm, dry grounds wiz also pro-
q.r cool hemp hnt VIZ, land, though never
ich will by no means DO. The ground be-
=, orepared and made ye<y mellow, | now
t,lus 10 thai part which must be particularly
and exactly attended te,Since the success ofthe
5ron greatly depends upon il. Some time in
,ora the round being moist aud IN vegeta.
NO STATE, nv no means wet, IL must be vel
,1nayted, ne burrows close and even, the soil
i, ,eg lsat aud ,neilnw, It must bs sowed very
I'm With ~ o bushels of seed upon one acre
. man With an iron tooth harrow follows III
,,,ef AID harrows III the seed wi'ht~o hor-
g.. y uontany baiks, ior the less the ground
E.. a,fampleh the he ter il narrowing one way
nor sufficient TO cover the seed, though i
you'd be hes, If hat could he done il must bs
qo,s narrowed. The ground heiug moist as
! sad ,befnrr, but by 40 means wet, SO as To
.,,a which would ruin the crop. the seed will
Al, .lsri and come up together. which is sure
nm Of q good crop, and nothing after thai,
flttop much wet, vail hurt It, for hemp thus
fa,ne up. bids dehaace TO weeds and grass oil
s,pry KIND !; lis growth is So quick aud il SO
,E,ttnslly shades thu gTnund, thai nothing be
wan rise or sheW lis heat, and il sopre-
serves all the moisture below, that the hotter
and driver the wfaiher The faster IL grows.
Whereas il the seed he sown When the gr,und
!, dr. the seed ia II lies deepest where the
uod,,, is, will come mp first, and these will
sb abe and s,arve those that come after, by
which means the first com-Ts will lie tuo large,
and the last aill be mIch too small SO that the
crop will he greatly damaged every way, SO
much depends upon thIs one Circumstance, OF
sowing the seed wien The ground IS mois, and
IL TO receive It. Tue crop thus rightly managed
v III stand rs Tuck ms very good wheat, and be
from tour 10 xix leet heh. according TO the
strength OF the ground. and the stems wiil not
10 thicker than good whebt straw. BY this
means ,he hemp will be th finer, It will yield.
ins create, qran,iIy u il may be pluok'd from
lb, gro md like faI. which Will be a very great
a,mg but if il bs sowed thia,7 that is, one
buhel to an acre, which is the common prac-
lice. il grows large, he hemp is harsh and
coarse. and hen il must be cut with hooks,
Which occa SOUS great waste, for four or Ave il
chs ,uu above the ground is left. by why OF
Subble. which contains the best and heaviest
pa Ofhs hemp.
WHAT henn 10 intended for seed, should be
soW,d on a piece VI ground by itself, which
mu,t be made very rich aud strong il must be
sused IN ridges siI feet vide. and the seed
mus, We Of the largest and best sort and sown
very thin, at the rate OF peck upon an acre,
or rather six qaHrts, fos tho thinner It 10 sowE.
The more it brancht. and the more seed il bears.
II should he sown some time 10 the middle OF
April, aud then tho seed vi not be rips, al
some time after the other hemp is done With.
u you have no convenient place to SOW your
seed hemp by itself, then SOW border VI sis
'eet wnie along the north and west sides OF
your hemp Il Id /; the reason OF sowing your
seed hemp IN such narrow ridges or borders is,
that, when The earle, or he-demp il ripe, aud
mas shed lis farina on the fimble or female hemp
by which the seed is impregna'ed, aud tho
leaves Of the earle hemp fab of and the stem
grows yellow, you may easily step in along
we s'des and pull up the earle hemp without
0uri'ng the female, " hich now begins 10 branch
ou', and looks Of a deep green color and very
"oorshing, and when the seeds begin 10 ripep,
~hlrb IS known by their ialIiDg out Of their
''cke's, you may along both sides bend down
'pe plants and snake out the seed upon cloth
'a'1 on The ground, for AS they ripen they scat
,e' upon being shaken by hard wind, or
o'herwsr 'henit must be watched, and me
'o"is and yeIlows birds KEEP: from il , for they
"e I'M" odsra'ely fond of lhe seed as the firsi
'pe SEEDS are The fullest and best, they are
,o,'"y OF some pains to save them and the
w w" way 10 do thatis, 10 bend down the plant
NV o'one' on each side Of the border or ridge
" Sai' above, and shake them over a cloth
,p' 'au on The ground to receive the seed If
'he OF the plant be rooted out of the
s e,od"a ny forcing il down 10 shake out the
th.' o' ''ere will DO no damage, Tor the seed
."a fe"a'ns will ripen Notwithstanding !;
80 ' 'ie plant must thus he shaken every two
aa ."'ee days. MI all the seed be ripe aud thus
ISa eu and this is much better than pulling up
!, pans 10y the roots, and shaking them on
> G'n moor, and then setting them up against
'e or lie side Oft barn, FOR the FED 10
an r ~. and shaking them NJ orn,ng md evening
N, GU. D'o uuor, iorby this method, which is
,.ss ,onnoh practice, one third Of the seed al
ueFef Comes 10 maturity