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HEMP 



PRODUCTION, YIELD AND COMMERCIAL VALUE 



The approximate quantities of fibre produced in 

 the principal countries where hemp is systematically 

 cultivated are given (so far as statistics are available) 

 in the following table : 



More recent figures not available. 



The imports of Italian and Russian hemp into the 

 United Kingdom during 1911-1915 were as follows : 



The quantity of dry stems produced per acre is 

 usually about 2 or 3 tons. The yield of hemp amounts 

 to about 25 per cent, of the dry stalks, and the product 

 when combed furnishes about 65 per cent, of spinning 

 fibre, the remainder being obtained in the form of tow. 



The commercial value of hemp depends to a large 

 extent on the colour and lustre. The nearly white 

 and pale grey are regarded as the best, the greenish- 

 coloured next, whilst the soft yellowish kinds are the 

 least valuable. 



