6 BULLETIN 404, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
may be reduced to about $2 per ton. The cost of hauling and loading 
on the cars will vary from SI to S3 per ton, depending upon the dis- 
tance and the roads. The farmer must therefore receive from S4 to 
S6 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 California. 
The quantity is likely to increase as the use of machine brakes 
increases. 
The hurds may be baled in hemp-fiber presses, with partial burlap 
covers like those on cotton bales, or possibly chip-board covers. 
It is estimated that the farmers may deliver the bales on board 
cars profitably at S4 to S6 per ton. 
