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rotted hemp, (4,200 lbs. being the required proof ) and the very little 

 injury it sustains by tar. The hemp from which this test was made, was 

 water rotted by different farmers in Kentucky, broke and cleaned on the 

 common hand brake. In this condition it was purchased by the U. 

 S. hemp agent for Kentucky, in small lots. It was then hackled by 

 hand, taking out about 30 per cent of tow and waste, baled and for- 

 warded. 



LEWIS SANDERS. 



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