6 BULLETTlSr 404, U. S. DEPARTMENT OP AGEICULTUEE. 



may be reduced to about $2 per ton. The cost of hauling and loading 

 on the cars will vary from $1 to $3 per ton, depending upon the dis- 

 tance and the roads. The farmer must therefore receive from $4 to 

 $6 per ton for the hurds, baled, on board cars at his home station. 



SUMMARY. 



Hemp hurds are the woody inner portion of the hemp stalk, broken 

 into pieces in removing the fiber. 



They are not used at present for any purpose that would compete 

 with their use for paper. 



Hurds are available only from machine-broken hemp, for the cost 

 of collecting them from the hand brakes would be too great. 



About 7,000 tons are now available in restricted localities in Ohio, 

 Indiana, Wisconsin, and Cahfornia. 



The quantity is hkely to increase as the use of machine brakes 

 increases. 



The hurds may be baled m hemp-fiber presses, with partial burlap 

 covers Hke those on cotton bales, or possibly chip-board covers. 



It is estimated that the farmers may deliver the bales on board 

 cars profitably at $4 to $6 per ton. 



