ON HEMP. 



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Hemp requires a dry, deep, brown, rich, warm soil, secure 

 from the north and east winds, and exposed to the sun. 



A. M l Donald's Essay on Raising and Dressing Hemp and Flax. 



The soil for Hemp should be rich, deep, light, and moderate- 

 ly dry. Of this description, much can be found on the banks of 

 the creeks and rivers in Canada. 



Taylor's Instructions for the Culture and Preparation of Hemp in Canada* 



In Europe, Hemp is always strong in the fibre, in proportion 

 to the richness of the soil in which it has been grown : it is there- 

 fore probable, that the same circumstance will take place in India, 

 and that the Hemp of the richest land there will be the only kind 

 fit for the Europe market. 



Letter from Mr. Fawkener, Secretary to the Lords of Trade, to the 

 Court of Directors, 4>th. Feb. 1803. 



Hemp requires a soft soil, easily brought into fine tilth, rather 

 light, but very fertile, and well manured and improved. Dry lands 

 are not fit for Hemp : it does not rise well in them but remains 



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