Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-05-31

FROM THE LouIsvILIE COURIER or NAY IL IN
In the Courier Of yesterday morning we stated that we had
seen at the store Of Ms~n JAxrs Aspxnsor 81 Co.. The
office Of the Kentucky Hemp Agency under The direction
Mr. LEWIS SAUSDEns, number Of specimens Of Amscan
and Russian Hemp, and cordage Manufactured from them
and also machine for testing the strength Of the cordses
Yesterday experiments made upon ts machine. ths
interesting results Of which give below from Mr. sAu.
DERs, the agent 1t win be seen from the record that de
American Hemp only does suffer by comparison with
the Russia Hemp, but that in the tests Of the larger corage
sustained much greater weight than the Russian Hemp
These facts Of deep interest to Western Hempculturss
and 70 the entire country They show concusvey that as
good article f beer) Of wasr-rotted hemp can Be
furnished by the farmers of the Valley Of the Mississippi
% obtained from Russia, from whence Government here
oiors have obtained all their naval supplies Of hemp
understand that the mode Of curing hemp by the Mesas
ANDERSON, peculiar is neither steamed nor water
ea ou' broken from the stack The samples of their hemp
"n'c we saw cured by their process very superior III
% the Russa waer-roed and we believe much
stronger
HEMP AaEscr KENTUCKY,
LOUISVILLE, Mar I6, 1916.
Commodore MonRs, head Of the Bpreau of Cos,,nc,;or
and Equipment caused to be to this agency vey pr
feet apparatus the purpose testing The quality Of Sem
ALSO box containing Riga Rein hemp and bo. CONT;
American waeroted hemp as samples for examination and
from the Boston Navy Yard and arrived here In October ~
The object of the department is give information 10 IN
growers and dealers Of hemp BY these samples and fest
bidders for the supply Of the Navy with more certainty
submit their proposals.
caused four parcels Of hemp to be accurately weighed Of
twentyf pounds each, and delivered Mr.. TILL rope
maker Of this place. (who learned his trade in Boston with
directions to make up each parcel separate into inch rope
and into yarns fs
No. l. Twenty-Five pounds American wacr-rotted hemp
sent from the Navy Yard, Boston. E
No. 2. twenty-five pounds Riga Rein hemp sent from the
Navy Yard, Boston,
No. 3. Twenty-Five pounds cured and prepared by Mr.
James Anderson of this place. intended for naval purposes
No A. Twenty-Five pounds Of good lot Of Kentucky dew
rotted hemp
The waste and tow returned by Mr. Till from No. l. was
IL lbs. from No. 2, 81 lbs from No. 8, bs from No.
A, 10 lbs.
piece Of bolt rope intended for II inch made of yarns
running &c. was put to the test
No broke parted at 27O5 pounds.
Same Of No 2 do do at 1855 do
Same Of No. 3 do do at 294O do
of No. A of g. 10 in. at 24l5 do.
Three thread spun yarn of No. broke 400 lbs of No.
at 1855 lbs of No. (hard twisted) 362 lbs Of No.
A at 450 lbs.
Marine, two thread No broke at 1872 bs No. 2broke
at 1856 lbs No. (hard twisted at liz lbs No at l56
pounds tt
One thread yarns running twentysix, No. broke 222
lbs No. 2, thread spun yarn running twenty-sx broke
at l0S lbs No 3, same at l40 lbs No. A. same, at 100
pounds.
Further trials and may give different results They
will be made and published N
LEWIS SAUNDERS, Hemp Agent