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ON HEMP. 



which the former [read latter] only produces seed, some regard 

 must be had to this circumstance. In Suffolk the male and female 

 are pulled together, about thirteen weeks after the sowing ; but in 

 the Fens they are frequently pulled at different periods, in the 

 manner recommended by the Abb6 Brulles, who, for the more 

 easy accomplishment of it, directs that little paths should be made 

 longwise through the field, at about seven feet distance from each 

 other, to allow a passage for the person who pulls up the female 

 Hemp from among the other ; the latter requiring to stand more 

 than a month after for the purpose of ripening the seeds. 



After the Hemp is pulled, it must be taken in large handfuls, 

 cutting off the roots (though this is not absolutely necessary) ; the 

 leaves, seeds, and lateral branches being dressed off with a wooden 

 sword or ripple. It is then to be made up into bundles of twelve 

 handfuls each, in order to be steeped. 



Encyclopedia Britannica. 



About the middle of August the male plants will be ready for 

 pulling, which period is called the first Hemp-harvest. The female 

 plant is not in a state to be pulled till a few days after Michaelmas, 

 when it is to be taken up and dried. 



It is proper that a part be kept separate for seed, which requires 

 no particular cultivation, further than the male being allowed to 



stand 



