Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-07-25
PROM ,h- New Era.
TO THE FARMERS OF VIRGINIA.

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Gontensn.-No Stat, IN the union po,s....s n,ore
ns'nsi 'd'lnsses than your own wsot,d by the River,
foomacA. Kpppahannrck. James aud Ohio Won IAN A.,
dow" the lo.i o. tho Gait Of Mrte ard soil on the 9th,
ofs n'o the brood Atlantic. III. uunioIou. "a bcb
enter chs 80 bcsuul And may ic al r,.r, ,,r,,., IT,,
w" s1i W climate adopted 4, the culture al almost eve
species OF gran" mineral, 81 incseulsble value CON-
tAineu within your limit, and, prope yor
state can &c made of the wca,hie.t la the Ulo,
Permit one who feels an interest tho uo,hcr Of S,,.
One WE" ho"fh not resident yet who u desc endsd
IRON "ie 81 her honest liberal and ho,,.bi. farmers. 4,
draw your attention moro tho ,mpot.ncc Of the
culture OF Hemp within the State Virgins, will her.
nehh'r that sho ~as tic hr.t State ~h,eh attempt
w.s made q rsisc tire article of hemp let her once
more tlr1 attention - the subject aud have 40 doubt
but IA io~ yess her lands will again b., laid
under Contribution. and picld 10 the farmer Ucgl,h.-
he ands required Ter Hemp and that watch should be
water roed should be loany soil OF sol land aud in
preparing IL. plough down in the fall tor winter
and wei cross poughcd In the spring, narrowed and
levelied, the seed should be c,fy April ON, and
hsU bushels To the well harro ia pushed or roll
led The male Hemp natures earlier than Tia. fe male
which bears blussVni when the pollen begins To fa n
should be cut The female when the leaves b.gin nd,
Gates change to yellow color HEMP should no, be l,(
standing beyond the period when the essential oil is about
pass from the Int which will leave i, hnr.h sud BRITTLE
when cut should Do thrown in the .lde avoid the dew
and rain from dscoorngi Exposure the sun extracts
the essential oi The Hemp, wien dried should be thrown
sssy s,ns. them S: end . cut
pools and anrn with plank From the middle Of
September to The season Tor ruttng Six days in
november.
Stake from each bdd. the stalk is smooth To The touch
will break short off, and lint release itself from the stalk
the Hemp Ia done aud should he nmeditey taken pnd
spread dry; when perfectly dry II should be thrown
into shocks snd well secured the tops ready br-a
king esea size Hemp should he broken by itself aud ,rw
by itself la binding the Hemp the field previous 10
rang each sIze Hemp should be bound BY itself and
placed IN the pool by itself the srge Hemp undergoes
the rot sooner Than the small. by mixing the sizes IA the
pool they are liable 10 be injured The poss made in
small spring branches with email od gates nj ach end To-
md Uu NAV he rod In,
rotGg IN streams ponds rots may be formed 20 law
the Hemp on weighted down, but spring branches a,e
preferable and they be than three fee,
deep, t'he poos The Hemp should be broke in small
bundles TO avoid producing and keep the staple
10 its natural state. Hemp less than tour feet should
not be watercd Hemp Of this description may be dew
rottcd.
The above acone directions to give the far
cr al least idea Of the kGd OF land required and the
manner OF raising henpone OF such land will yield
clear OF all expenses pro Of $50. Twenty FIVE
OF good land has been known 10 yield cegr prof, OF
S25OO Virginia possesses oil the advantages vi the
her boats can rat down the Ohio the Misses ppi
to the Gulf Ut Mexico the Red River Texas or
her light craft sail the Chesapeake Baythrou.
the Chesapeake Bay and Delaware Canal ard ,heLce
through the Rartan Cana 10 New lork her fine butt
ships the brad Atlantic and convey the
productions ct her soil and manufactures the u,ielno
parts OF the Garth On she commands the mar
kets OF the Calf OF Mexico and West Indies-wih the
Others the world. Such the commercial advantages
You have combined with agriculture enable you not only
To equal o;her state in the Uuion but excel ihen At
rough calculation there imported country about
sixteen millions Ut dollars worth OF Hemp and Hempen
Goods seeTy dollar Of keh could produced IN the
Try aud o SUPERIOR QUALITY 10 tue foreign article Lock
then Vrgnuns to interests, and
nent your attention encrgotcay his subject
capitalists wall flock your State and the the loom
and oi ,he TIT hammer will be heard along your
majestic streams. lcouid say much this subject,
bu, soon ADLER pen Than viii be employed IN
eussing 1t. | am at present Only tue pioneer.
JACK FLYBLOCK, u. s. y.
DISMAL SWAMI ~ frRE-' Dismal Swamp is again
on e aud the smoke from during the night cloud
over tie Southern horizon which looks like promise of
roin-bu the ri'ing dspaes IT, aud pours down