Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1833-05-30


vofubIc time. An experienced and successful hemp
growet in the neighborhood of Lexington, BEING
asked the best time to spw hemp, answered mime
dlptely before IA rain.-Anu un1onbtedly II IS very
fortunate to have moderate rain directly after SOW
ing.
When the object il to make crop Of hemp, the
, seeds are sown broadcast The usual quantiy IS
bushel and halt TO the acre bu, here again the
farmers differ, using TWO bushels or even two
AMI Il half Much depends on the strength aud
fertility Of the SOIL, and the with which II has
been prepared, as well rs the season. To these
causes may be sscribed the diversity ofop,nion and
practice. The ground car only sustain ANA nour-
ish certain quantity OF plauis and II that limit
be passed the surplus will be smothcred III the
| growth. w hen the seeds are GOWN, they are
ploughed harrow ed in plonghing IS best III old
ground it avoids the curious effect OF beating
rain, and the consequent baking of The earth. 1t
| would also be beneficial, subsequently 10 roll the
ground with heavy roller.
After the seeds sown, the labors Of the cult
vator are suspended until the plants are ripe, and ~
state 10 DC gathcrcd-cvery thing III the inferno
date time being left TO the operations of nature II
the season be favorable until the plants suf
Gcicntly high 10 shade the ground (Which they will
do ~ few weeks, u; SIX or eight inches height
there is strong probability of good crop.
! When they attain that height but few articles
sustain the effect Of Dad seasons better thdn hemp
IL Is generally ripe ana ready 10 be gathered n
boat The middle OF August varying according 10 the
TINE Of sowing. Some SOW ai different periods, IN
order that th crop may not all ripcn at the same
| time and that press OF labor, in rearing it, may be
Illus avoided The maturity Of the plant 10 deter
n,,.1 h, tb, .yan,,,t,nn of IN, c',,nn already
Noticed .uJ rho lr,vcs of ,br MAN, .xhib,tino
rl,til n,.. :, - ~. ,,,,,.,,1l,, su,,,,osc Ia l..
| rim bnt +, ;s saGs, 10 uI;t p, f. DAYS lonoer
W., l;., ,,t.,,,;,, ,,sarrotion win en,IJc any
an i ia,Irc ,ben !, X FAM, .,ine In ,la; rcspert
!, i; ,.r1 occo,,,,od,i,,, .,a,, FIR r o,,b,red ;,
lel. tao snon ,l,s l;,t = nm, ,o,o,Iv ',r.a ond
;, n..Il MI, ,, is,, az ,hc Gamer so,oc ten d,ys
ar c,,,ai.,h, .,,,, :, i ,,,;r,1y ,inc
! ~, ,,7d, = -, ,l,i, ~, ,,lan,s ,ro nr,,,is
81 one ~, NH, ,L,.,, ~, IL, ,hc root. nne,.y
a,.r.,,o, 20 an1 .hoii.i ,,,n md the o5hcr
L., ,,;,,,, ,h.,, ,b,,,, chic ne,rcrhe bc,-
~, ''l. ,2. ,b Ground Each mod,
-. 80 n,r,,,,ns am, lh,yn ,,,,spc1 both From
= o,,,,a, - lJ.'d Of an mere !. the common tasl,
e an ,y.r,o. l,b,rcr whether he one or the other
~, /, i; nra,t,se1 1,be oli.ctions n nullilr arc
tl,t 1,p,,,,e u,h N. :, iot. reo,nlng conntccA
,,,L H., ,re M, afterwards 50 eesi1v handled IN
III, o,,.r,i o,crotiooe which thew ,n,I1, UNDERGO
a. -, nc &c ,,,o ,,l,,t H., ma, ROT eo,.ug ami
aI;l,, ,,bon cvno.,d tn The d,y and min and final,
H. ,ho, hf,,. o,,, mt ,ben, IN tie broke when the
-, h, h ri fon, the sink he root dfaps
ao y;,l, !, some of the lint The objection to cu,
,;a :; H., ,,o nsc two ar tl,rco inches oclle b.,,
100 - H. ,,,, no,,es, ,bc roo, pnlt;,,g b,ino
the most ancient method, is most generally prae,is
~ I,.sc.r ,,,o ~, p.to,c ,nt,,n.,-5,II bsilyc
,sa number ,gI, NJ. f.r il is yearly n.reasla,
| When nolleJ. II is done with the hand, which is
better for the protection of an Old leather glove Thc
lah,rcr catches twenty or thirty plants together
with both hands md 6y sudden iir,, draws them
vii out much difficulty. The oncralion of cutting
is porformed with knife oitcn nude ont of an old