FARMERS' BULLETIN No. 1935
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Page | |
Caution | 2 |
HEMP | 3 |
What it is | 3 |
It grows well in corn belts | 4 |
How to grow it | 5 |
Soils and Fertilizers | 5 |
Seed | 6 |
When to plant | 6 |
Seeding | 6 |
Culture | 7 |
Varieties to grow | 7 |
Enemies | 8 |
Harvesting | 8 |
Time to Harvest | 8 |
Machinery | 9 |
Retting | 10 |
Underretting and Overretting | 11 |
Sunburning | 11 |
Turning Soils | 11 |
Testing the End Point of the Ret | 12 |
Picking Up the Retted Stalks | 14 |
Extra Care Insures Extra Profits | 15 |
Yeilds | 16 |