The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1911-05-13
TnF CULTIVATION OF HEMP

The following from u Y. 8. Depart.
ment Of Agriculture Bulletin Of tho
cultivation Of Hemp may be Of inter-
est to some Of our readers, ~ Il Il u
we'll known fact that this hbcr thrives
exceedingly we'll In this locality,
Most Of the hemp In this country.
amounting to from $4,000 to 10000
acres annually. In grown In. the blue
grass region Of Kentucky. Of which
Lexington 10 the center. About 600
acres are grown each year near Lin-
coin. Ncbr.. and an area Of about the
sam, size In the lower Sacramento
Valley In California. During the past
two years hemp has been Grown suc-
cessfully at Kouts and North Liberty.
Ind. and at Hanover, Pa, Il has also
been grown expcrimentally In Wis.,
consin. Michigan. Minnesota, Iowa.
and Arkansas.
Hemp requires about ITO days for
It's growth. II should have u rainfall
OF ut least 10 inches during this
period. II has not been grown COM
mcrcially under IRRIGATION. II the
level Of free water In the soil Is with
In 6 to 10 feet from the surface. As
10 often the case In alluvial river-bot-
tom lands. and the character Of the
soil Ii such that there Ia good capillary
action to bring the water up. hemp
will not suffer from drought. even
should there be very little rainfall.
Hemp is uninjured by light frosts.
Il may therefore be sown earlier than
oats and harvested later than corn.
Hcmp requires for Its best de-
velopment q rich. alluvia,. or loamy
soil not subject TO severe drought.
yet not Of swampy condition. II is
not to be recommended for n light
sandy soil. unless Il follows n crop
Of clover or beans which has left a
plentiful supply of nitrogenous ferti-
iiser. The soil should also be we'll
supplied with lime. Hemp will not
grow well In an acid soil or on gum
bo soils. Excellent crops have been
obtained In Indiana during the past
two seasons on pcaty soils over mari.
The best fertilizer for the hemp
crop Is barnyard manure. and this
should be applied to the previous
crop. or. at the latest. In the fall be-
fore sowing the hemp. Hemp may
beintroduced In any crop rotation.
but Il Is best to have Il follow peas.
beans. or clover. II may follow corn
or grain. provided these crops are
well fertilised. A dense growth Of
hemp destroys nearly all weeds. and
as Il is 4 rather deep roofing plant
and shades the soil II leaves the land
In excellent condition for any crop
which may follow.
Hemp seed should be sown 1t the
rate Of approximately I bushei per
acre at about the 49, Of sowing
oats or a. early ss poo ~ after the
period Of severe frosoG vJe peenlh1o
the land should be plot ~ I
previous fall. Fall pIowib0s = -
sential for success u Q heavy sod or
much vegetation II to be turned unr
der. The soil should be narrowed
At least once before seeding In order
to settle the furrows.
The seed Is sowu broadcast BY hand
or by any good broadcast seedex set
for seeds smaller than average grains
Of wheat. Good results are obtained
with an end-gate seeder. . roller.presq
grain drill. or al ordinary toothed
grain drill with the teeth removed
and replaced by . board dragging ON
the ground below the feeding tubes.
The seed telling on this board will bs
spread out evenly over the surface.
The Ordinary teeth cover the seed
too deeply and crowd them In drills
from to 8 inches apart. 80 that
the hemp does not grow ~ evenly
~ when Il II spread over the entire
surface. The seed may be covered
by means OF liGht-toothed harrow
Drills similar to grain drills are made
especially for sowing hemp seed and
are largely used In KENTUCKY. These
hemp-seed drills will be found mos,
economical II large areas of hemp are
to be sown or II hemp = 70 be raised
year after year ~ n regular crop
After seeding II In hsst to roll the
land In order to have . smooth sur.
face that will permit close cuttina