Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1833-05-30
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I.afar8a, peto1.r, 1880
6iy-llaving pro ais..i yot.1ne account oi t"'
n,hod Of cu!turi 4 aud preparing hemp II M
lat. | now proceed - rtdrcMit. shall endfaVo'
c,,r,be the General Practice ofthe cH'il1 atotS
u,,hout po,,.,l. Al. Ia. j y!,o If pntlcaiai II"
div lduais -, :;
rbc DISTRICT Of coqatty IN e.h',h fhe plant Is
mast extensively cu,tisst - !hc Llhh"rh ff8'on
around and nca, I.",irsion, winch deriy IT'S h'n''
fro n stream charging rs MAO ne hNh'Hth y
river W iuSe braach : ut aipasej 10 fdS''o'' VIC
hnrnS Of uoleh II - also proiteed IA cohs'ae.."
au,n,i,l., IN the GO Iuties 81 id sfs" Sheib{, ht'
CIR, NJ alison, CLARK Z a.hoa a"d NJ a'on. nc
soil Of that rtso, g., rifh dasf' sctahie oam nee
fron, sad rut With h4s t!e gt.t. tiles on a p'o
of clAv. Intcrspaf,cJ with smeii fragments OF IRON
one and TINS clay at - tnru teposcs Oh Il mass OF
Inn stone Iyin. many fset IN d.pth IN horizontal
STRATA The suflac. Il tie cJu9tr, Is generally un-
dal,ling. The rich and (taa th:re Is but Hitie
that is not web in this wh'i- texlou IS wei adaPt-
ed To III. grosthufAaap whafe II has mol oeeh 100
much rxhau ted by nj ,dlcloIs 'llaSe. i Tie ho'o'
which produce il Dnst, tl0sc which are fresh, of
which ms lain son. time III grass or clover. VI"
unriny Is no. yet uuch lraciiseI. Clover Is uSeu
IN l,uof H. LIN Is which remain III clover four or
Ave vsAs vI,nout b 'lnS too constantly ana coseIy
s.r,z H. recpvcrt hei virgin fertility. The charAc-
Ter of th- III in the other counties above mention
ell. does not vary m 'teraIiy from that IN the Elk
horn district.
The plcparaon Of the ground, for sowing the
seed is BY the pous h and horses, until the elods
are sufficiently pulverzed OF dissolved, and the sur
face of the Id is rendered even and smooth Ii
should he ns carefully prepared as If II were iJr
DIX. This mo,t important point, too often neglect
ed cannot BE- alten Iclto too much Scarcely any
Other crop better rewards diligence and careful nus
banJry + II or winter plcnshing 10 Pfaetlsci
with ddyants ct Is Indispensable IN old meade %
or old pastlfe gt0unls intended for producing
hemp
Plants for seed are ordinarily reared, in p''''
distinct fro that III which they are cultivated toT
tue lint In this respect the IS different TEN
that which is understood to prevail IN Europe ne
sect, winch are intended to reproduce seeds io the
crops Of .aa n:Xt year, are soved IN arms amour
four tsef apt. When they are grown sufficiently
II distin u sh between the male and female sta KS
the f1rntr arr pulled and THROWN away, aud the
re hi med leaving the stalks separated se'
II or right INCHES from cacI other FMS operation
j. I5pl'iY pGfJsmrI nthe b,opnJE Season, wien
I'll scxlal character Of tn onts IS Easily d'Scefh'-
3It, y maie alona bo,somlng. aud, when ngitat-
1w,ng "a ftrna ycllo" tlaSt ar fionr which
Lis sal col rs ~ grolnd ~ ay oblect th1t comes
N coa.tet VT, Il. \ ~ Of sle mai plants ha'
a:;ter De left Srs.-rd 'h,u,,, the dull, until tn;
ft.na Is sompl.t isehar ge'i i}r an obvious fea-
Between / drills lloagh is run sufficient,
i often 10 keep the ground free from weeds ana
9rass and JetW cen the stalks III each driIl me noe
.~r,aDIog.d lir the same object. The seed plants
y e,ntraity GU, ftcr the fist smart ost between
a o,ih S,nteo,h ~ an! the mi ldlo of October, and
carried o a barn al s,ac,tysrd, when the seeas are
Easily detached by tn: common ti'rai'' ihey
should be gathered after 5pt, out oeiofe sc'e'e
'r2s, anI they fail out very easy! II Is "us s'-
be TO hanl the paats on sled, ana II convenient
wien theY are wet. II Transporter on cat u
wagon sheet should be- sHread 10 Catch the seed S
TREY SKATER out. After the seeds are seP"i7tS',
the stalks which bore them being too l1re coarse
and harsh, to produce Int usually tinowh
way they may be proftably employed in nah g
charcoal for the use of powder mills. In Europe
where the male and female plants are proniiscncaS
iy grown together ia the same field both for seeds
and for Int the male stalks tie first Sathercu' anu
The female suffered to remain growing until the
seeds are ripe, when they are also gathercu, Tue
seeds secured and Int obtained, after the rouing
from both descriptions
After the seeds are threshcd out, 1t is advisable
10 spread them OIL floor to cure properly ana pre-
vent their rottlng, before they are finally put ava
Tor use the next spring Seeds are not g'hefaHY
used, uness ,hGsy were secured the fall previous 10
Their being sovtn, as it is believed they WIN no'
'egeiate, II olter but it has been ascertaned, TIA"
when they ar? properly cured aud kept dfy' they
VIII come uP after the first year II IS l'hP"f'an'
10 prevent stcm from heating, which destroys the
fescta'ns property, and for that purpose 'hey
should be tflnly spread on sheltered floor
The seeds-whethcr to reproduce seeds ony OF
."e iIns-ine sowed about the same timS opii-
''aS vary as to the sss' pc.!od ItitnenJs sood