The Standard Cyclopedia of Modern Agriculture and Rural Economy, Vol. 7

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Excerpt from The Standard Cyclopedia of Modern Agriculture and Rural Economy, Vol. 7: By the Most Distinguished Authorities and Specialists, Hem-Lan Generally, hemp is grown either for the fibre alone or for fibre and seed. In the former case the sowing is carried out as described below, and both the male and female plants are pulled up and harvested together about the time of ¿owering of the male, which occurs usually in the early part of August. The fibre obtained from the stems at this period is thin and fine, somewhat light in colour, and adapted for the manufacture of the finer kinds of canvas. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.