Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1842-01-01
From the Missouri Republican.
LEXINGTON, (KY.) Dec. 81, 1841.


LEXINGTON, (KY.) Dec. 81, l84l.
To THE EDIroR OF THE Mo. REPUBLICAN:
Sh--lf these remarks, upon the subject
Of water-rotted hemp, are worthy OF your
columns, you will please give them an in.
seriion for the benefit of the hemp gro wers
Of your State.
The following are the advantages that
may be derived from the process OF water.
rottlng hemp: for instance, farmer has a
crop of so acres of hemp; allowing his
crop to average 600 lbs. to the acre, to dew
rot it a IS per 10 lbs, it would amount
to $500; say he waterrots the primest
and dew-rots the balance, which will be
one half Of his crop. placing the water-rot-
ted hemp at SO. for 112 lbs, he makes his
crop yield hum $500. The additional ex.
pense to effect this advance, is but trltling.
He has one half of his crop out of the way
| by the first OF November, by commencing to
water-rot in the middle of September, and
| is in possession Of its value. When pro-
perly fixed for water-rotting, the additional
expense, or labor is nothing. have heard
it said from some Of the farmers in this sec.
ton, who arRnow water rotting and are
properly fixed, that they would prefer wa
ter-rotting their crops to dew-rotting: the
many advantages arising from it, are consd-
cradle. AS to the deleterious effects to
health, which has been previously attribu-
ted to this process. have proved to the
community of this State, in my last years
operations, that il is nothing bat untounded
prejudice.
The consumption Of water-rotted hemp
for our Navy and commercial enterprise,
is $4,000 tons annually, and increasing.
Hemp, delivered on the Missouri or at st
Louis, at SO per | IL lbs, will bear eXporta
ton to the East, and compete with the Rus
STA. Russia hemp cannot be imported tol
less than 1920 per ton; therefore, our hemp
will allow to be shipped at the above pri.
ces, and will have a decided preference over
the Russia, provided it is properly pressed,
which can be done if care and attention is
given. The advantages that Missouri has
for the culture Of this staple, demands her
early attention to the process of waterrot.
ting. There can be no doubt Of finding d
ready market at fair price: for many years
it will take Kentucky and Missouri to pro-
duce such quantity in the market as to have
the slightest effect in the change of the
standard price, (S2,2O to S2,50O unless the
article is thrown in the market in an inleri
or quality, which may reduce the price and
its reputation. But as it stands now, has
been tested, our hemp, properly rotted anc
cleaned, is one-quarter stronger, and the
manufacturers East will give it decided
preference over Russia.
| have been extensively engaged in the
manufacturing East, and am acquainted with
the various qualities of imported hemp,
and have manufactured American water
rotled hemp, which was cultured in the
State of Pennsylvania, Lancaster county.
and that which manufactured was pro-
nounced by the foreman Of my Factory to
be superior to Russia. As this is the known
fact, that our hemp is superior to the for
eign, that an lnducement 1t is to stimulate
the farmer to the process OF Water.rottlng
1t will not only tend to produce domestic
independence, but National one, also. IT.
in case of war with Europe, we are pre-
pared 10 furnish our Navy with the article
at a reasonable price, where otherwise we
would have TO go to work and get into the
method or practice of water-rotling, ans
depending upon the various difficulties il
obtaining the foreign article, at an enor
nous price. DAl IL Tue SuOJcEL ID no" III
ken hold Of, and there should be war with
any of the European powers, we will be
prepared to reap the advantages of the ad
vance price which will be created by the de-
crease OF lmportations, as generally occurs
by such inordnate circumstances.
There cannot be the slightest doubt up.
on this question that if the farmers of Ken
lucky and Missouri will turn their attention
to this subject, with the same diligence as
they do other agricultural pursuits, we shal
IN time be able, not only to furnish our Ma
val enterprise with this article, as well, al
Sal, Tor expectation to foreign markets.
submit these remarks to the considera
ton of the hemp gro werS, trusting they vii
give their due consideration and prompt &C
tlon to tie attainment, which the Govern
ment has in view, TO furnish the Navy
with our staple, and to make our country
Independent IN that article. am, very
respectfully, yours, &c.
DAVID MYERLE,
P. S. ! shall be happy to give any in
formation upon the subject, but all letters
to me must be post paid. ID. M.
The CASE OF WELLINGTON VS.. SMITu-UN
PLEASANT HIsToRy