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fennel at the bottom and on the top, the cover of the jar 

 muft be daubed all round with clay and horfe dung and 

 put away in a dry cool place where they will keep the year 

 round found and good, or may be tranfported to any place 

 abroad. 



OBSERVATIONS on the raifing and drejftng of HEMPj 

 communicated to the American Philosophic al 

 Society, ^j' Ed w a rd Anti l, Efquire. 



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earth furnifhes in northern climates; as it employs 



a great number of poor people in a very advantageous 

 manner, if its manufadure be carried on properly : It may 

 alfo furnifh a ready remittance to the mother country, and 

 become a reciprocal advantage to both; and therefore it 



becomes worthy of the ferious attention of the different 

 legillatures of the northern colonies, of every trading man, 

 and of every man, who truly loves his country. 



But as the people of America do not appear, from their 

 prefent management, to be acquainted with the beft; and 

 moft profitable method of cultivating and managing this 

 valuable plant, I beg leave to inform them of fome things 



that may be of advantage to them. 



Whoever 



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(hould fet afide two pieces of ground,, of fuch dimenfions 

 each, as he fhall be able to cultivate every year, and fow 



the one whilft he is manuring and preparing the other for 

 the fucceeding year's crop; the higher and dryer the ground 

 the better, provided it be well dunged and made ftrong and 

 mellow; the ground fhould not be too Hoping, leaft the 

 good foil be walhed away with hard rains; if it droops to-- 

 ward the fouth, fo that it may have the full influence of 

 the fun, it will be an advantage; low, rich, warm, dry 

 grounds will alfo produce good hemp; but wetland, though 

 never fo rich will by no means do. The ground being pre- 

 pared and made very mellow, 1 now come to that part 



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