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without any other kind of intervening ; but, in such 

 oases, manure nnust be applied with almost every crop, 

 in pretty large proportions, to prevent the exhaustion 

 that must otherwise take place. It may be sown after 

 most sorts of grain crops, especially where the land 

 possesses sufficient fertility, and is in a proper state of 

 tillage. 



After culture. 



As hemp, from its tall growth and thick foliage, soon 

 covers the surface of the land and prevents the rising 

 of weeds, little attention is necessary after the seed has 

 been put into the ground, especially where the broad- 

 cast method of sowing is practised ; but, when put in 

 by the drill machine, a hoeing or two may be had re- 

 course to with advantage in the early growth of the 

 crop. 



In the culture of this plant, it is particularly neces- 

 sary, that the same piece of land contains both male 

 and female, or what is sometimes denominated simple 

 hemp. The latter kind contains the seed. 



When the crop is ripe, (which is known by its be- 

 coming of a whitish yellow colour, and a few of the 

 leaves beginning to drop from the stems ; this happens 

 commonly about thirteen or fourteen weeks from the 

 period of its being sown, according as the season may 

 be dry or wet, the first sort being mostly ripe some 

 v;eeks before the latter ;) the next operation is that of 

 taking it from the ground, which is effected by pulling 

 U up by the roots, in small parcels at a time, by the 

 ,'mnd, taking care to shake off the mould well from 

 them before the handsful are laid down. In some dis- 

 tricts, the whole crop is pulled together, without any 

 distinction being made between the different kinds of 



