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_Caution_ 2
_HEMP_ 3
_What it is_ 3
_It grows well in corn belts_ 4
_How to grow it_ 5
_Soils and Fertilizers_ 5
_Seed_ 6
_When to plant_ 6
_Seeding_ 6
_Culture_ 7
_Varieties to grow_ 7
_Enemies_ 8
_Harvesting_ 8
_Time to Harvest_ 8
_Machinery_ 9
_Retting_ 10
_Underretting and Overretting_ 11
_Sunburning_ 11
_Turning Soils_ 11
_Testing the End Point of the Ret_ 12
_Picking Up the Retted Stalks_ 14
_Extra Care Insures Extra Profits_ 15
_Yeilds_ 16
_Caution_
The HEMP PLANT contains the drug marihuana. Any farmer planning to grow
hemp must comply with certain regulations of the Marihuana Tax Act of
1937. This involves registration with the farmer's nearest Internal
Revenue Collector and the payment of a fee of $1. Although the fee is
small, the registration is mandatory and should not be neglected, as
the penalty provisions for not complying with the regulations are very
severe. The registration must be renewed each year beginning July 1.
This so-called "license" permits a farmer to obtain viable hempseed from
a registered firm dealing in hemp, to plant and grow the crop, and to
deliver mature, retted hemp stalks to a hemp mill.
Washington, D. C. Issued January 1943
Slightly Revised April 1952
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