B. P. I.-5G7. 



Till- CULTIVATION OF IWiM? IX THE 



UNITFT) STATF.S. 



INTRODUCTION. 



Hemp {Cannabis sativa) (soe fig. 1) is an annual plant of the 

 mulberry family, cultivated for the production of a soft bast fiber. 

 This liber, gray if dew-retted, or light yellow if water-retted, is also 

 called hemp. In a strict sense the name "hemp" is correctly applied 

 only to this plant and its fiber. 



Fig 1.— Field of hemp in Kentucky at harvest time. 

 DISTRIBUTION. 



Hemp is cultivated conmiercially for fiber production in Russia, 

 Italy, Austria, Hungaiy, Germany, France, B(^lgium, Turkey, China, 

 Japan, and the United States. Russia produces more for export than 

 all the other countries. 



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