338 THE HEMP CROP. 



dressed fibre. The following statements have been given 

 of the cost and returns of the hemp crop when it was 

 looked upon as one of our regular farm crops : 



LINCOLNSHIRE. 



Produce per acre, 10 18 6 



Expenses ,, 17 11 



Profit, 612 6 



CAMBRIDGESHIRE. 



Produce per acre, 13 10 



Expenses ,, 9 16 8 



Profit, 3 13 4 



SUFFOLK. 



Produce per acre, 3617 6 18 8 9 



Expenses 23 19 10 11 19 11 



Profit, 1217 8 6 8 10 



A more recent estimate 1 of the present returns and cost 

 of production gives a less favourable character to the 

 crop. The debtor and creditor account is thus made 

 out: 



DR. Kent and taxes per acre, 2 10 



20 tons of manure, 500 



3 bushels of seed, 15 



Tillages, 1 10 



Pulling, steeping, &c., 1 10 



Taking from steep, spreading and breaking, &c., 250 



Scutching, @ Is. 6d. per stone, 4 10 



Cleaning seed, taking to market, &c., 076 



18 7 6 



CR. 60 stones of hemp, @ 4s. 6d., 13 10 



20 bushels of seed, at @ 4s. 6d., 4 10 



Value of husks, &c., 15 



18 15 



Deduct expenses, 18 7 6 



Balance of profit per acre, 076 



1 Roy. Agri. Soc. Jour., vol. x. p. 181. 



