New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-09-01
PERTAINING TO HEMP.

The first settlers of Kentucky cultivated hemp
sor domestic uses only. Ii was prepared by dew
rottiog then breaking on the common hand- preaA
milling and hacking ready for spinning on 'ne
common fax wheel, nov entirely out OF use
from which various fabrics were made known 70
be of a more durable character than II made oil max
More than fifty wears ago, ropewalks were es-
,sblisbed In kentucky for the purpose OF making
plow lines bed cords and cordage Tor boats. linen
followed the manufacture OF Cotton baggins ana
Bale Rope, causing greatly increased demahu
for Hemp.
nrodoced than was required for domestic uses, and
for the manufacture OF Bagging and Bale Rope
The surplus spun into yarns, shipped 70 tue
Eastern seaports, and there made into cordsSe
for the merchant service.
After the termination of the War the bsgglng
factories were increased in number using nearly
all the Hemp that produced, lie sving but niue
for commerce. The ruling price Tor the perloo was
500 per ton. The manufacture OF Cotton.Deg
ejng and Bale Rope, requiring but little skill ana
only small outlay for machinery, was gradually
increased. producing more than was wanted Inc
over production caused price to fall below the
actual cost. The manufacturers reduced the price
of Hemp correspondiDgly, bringing dew rotted
down 10 $50 per ton In 1876. At this very 10"
price bat few farmers are willing t. cultivate Il,
though they would think 1t good and profitable
crop at $50 to 500 per ton
Hemp is not an exhausting crop, but requires a
rich friable loamy soil A succession OF crops may
be taken annually from the same ground Tor series
of wears without the addition Of manure. have
known twelve successive crops taken from the
same field, and the last equal To an average crop
average product ton 70 three acres
Owing TO the very low price OF Hemp but little
WAS sown IN $40 and but a very small quantity OF
seed saved in that year
In the beginning of the pre',ent year, the demand
in the Eastern markets for dew-rotted caused the
price 10 advance considerably To meet the de-
mend large Purchases WIRE made IN the w est
running the price up to 500 per ton at Louisville
XIV Soon after this STIR in Cotton BsggiDg TOOK
Mace this article. for several years, had been
greatly depre ssed--dosgn below eight cents per
ward. suddenly it went D TO thirteen cents. THIS
revived the manufacture The large shipments 20 the
Eost left but little Hemp on hand. and the manu-
laoturers had 70 import Hemp from Missouri
These occurrences took place Just before the
season for sowing in the present year, holding out
sufficient inducements ~ the farmers 70 grow a
large crop which would have been sown # seed
could have been had but there was scant supply
Of seed and there will be but little over hall an
average crop. The crop of 1876 was short one
from choice the crop of l-47 is short one IRON
the scarcity of seed So there are two snort crops
IN snccassion An abundance of seed will be saved
this ear and if there material changel IN the
existing state of trade relative to Hemp, very
large crop will be put in next year NO DOUBT no"
remains OF the capacity Of the Western Country
for producing Hemp fully sufficient Tor any demand
| that is likely to occur.
The Water rotrine of Hemp is a new branch Of
the Hemp business with Western farmers. In the
beginning. many errors and mistakes were made
which experience has pointed out. better ar t
Gle is now produced improvements are stu
making and the quantity increasing. iuil sup
DIV of the article for the l. S Navy equal In quail
ity to the best Russia. will IN short time DC TUT
! nished. and all the demands of Commerce met
Appended is a Report from the Superintendent
of the L s Rope-walk at Charlestown' Mass
! where all of the Cordage for the Navy is made
showing the great strength of American " ater
rotted Hemp: rope of l3 lon. IN c'rcumier
ence supporting weight OF 4''lo' ios'-oe'"s
more than 500 lbs. above proof;
r,., If a ,ampl, Of Amriean Wcfer rotted Hemp sen
nv tho mn Agent OF Kentucky (hsckled) hop'
ll3l6 In In circumference. made of yarns -,