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ON HEMP. 



on the very best lands. Bogs, when drained, are natural dung- 

 hills. They are, without exception, the richest of all soils. 



A deep black, putrid, vegetable kind of earth, in a low situa- 

 tion, and somewhat inclinable to moisture, is adapted to the growth 

 of Hemp, as well as the deep mellow, loamy, or sandy soils : the 

 former yield, in general, better crops than the latter ; but some hold 

 that the quality is inferior ; nevertheless it may be grown with much 

 success on lands of a less rich and fertile nature, by due care and 



attention in their culture and management. 



picksorCs Complete Farmer Vol. I. Quarto, 1807. 



Ill the northern districts, a free deep warm fat soil, exposed to 

 moderate air, and sheltered from blasts of high wind. Ground 

 lying on the coast, enriched with sea weed, though light, has been 

 often proved to give good crops. 



v I have known a few instances of large crops being obtained 

 upon a deep black peat, well drained. 



Piifs Agricttlt. Bep. Stafford. 



Hemp, though it requires good strong land, exhausts the 

 ground so little, that for many years it may be raised on the same 

 spot, if well manured. 



