Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-16

the very dry season, was not salts
factory, and many who made trials.
are anxious to do so again. The hemp
III many instances made "a better
growth and withstood the unusually
dry weather better than other spring
crops, planted atsthe same time. The
trials indicate hat there is no ques-
rainfall I'm the Red River Valley is
very favorable for the growing Of
American hemp.
In localities where there was &
fairly normal rainfall, good land. pro-
very satisfactory crops. All
the hemp in Nebraska. Iowa and 9TH
er central n eastern states, where
RAINFALL was at all near normal, will
produce up :to,16OO pounds of fibre
per acre. 1t is also true that where
the hemp was a fair crop. there was
much less trouble with the machinery
in harvesting than where it was short
and, Uneven.
Cooperation in the growing of this
crop. fs to barcontinIed, but as there
is SUCH an increase in interest.in this
crop. in WISCONSIN, Illinois, Indiana.
Ohio n other central states, we are
asked. in most cases only. to assume
the furnishing Of necessary machinery
for handling the crop. Many who
grew small Gelds..of hemp last yea"
are anxious to buy seed and take full
responsibility for an extended area
this yea
II is easeaatial.@@that ALL who grow
hemp make ARRANGEMENTS in resard
to. machinerSR as the number Of ma
chimes. being constructcd is limited,
AS it is desirable to encourage the in
dependent growing OF this crop, indi-
viduals or localities wishing to pur-
chase seed. outright and assume all
responsibility for the, growing of the
crop will. I've given first consideration
in the matter Of furnishing the neces-
sary machinery. 1t is desirable that
two to three hundred acres be grown
in a locality, and that it lie SO located
that the machinery can be easily
moved from field to field in handling
the crop -.
In. localities that have MOI grown
the crop and Wish to cooperate in
trying it. contracts will be written
lsimilar to those used last year. These
contracts a V the! grower the oDtior
of paying for the seed end use Of ma
rhirery. and keeping the croD. or tax
ing an agreed rental for'tho lind. ans
pay for his labor, and VIC take ths
crop ~ 49, s'
a Center. as we cnll Il locality
growing hemn. should comprise two
to. three hundred acres nf. he,nn with
IN a radius OF three miles. and there
should he no. less than 30 acres in :
field. or the fields should he Yer!
close together to avoid moving ma
cllin"ry~ great distances.
Red River N:al'cy Grows Good Hemp
The trials indicate that the land
in this region. ard tie Red Rive
Eal'ev in particular. are well adopted
to hemn. There. is also q; grea+o~ de
}. mand for such fibre. and it will b
used in many new lines of manufac
ture. The carpet end rug r1aAnufac
%turers have inquired regarding tn
hemp fibre. grown here. as the fibr'
seems to be suitable for their pur
poses, There is no reason why ther'
should not. be many fibre extracting
plants located in this section. It i
probable however. that the portable
) plants will be found most satisfactory
20 they arc being, constructed 81 tina
they may he moved about similar t.
threshing< rigs, , nv
Hemp fits in. we'll in our. croppin,