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March 15, 1765
The New Hampshire Gazette And Historical Chronicle
Portsmouth, Greenland, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Excerpt from 'Compleat Body of Husbandry' on suitable soils for hemp: prefers deep, warm loams with sand and pure mould; avoids cold clays; succeeds on gravelly lands if deep and not too stony.
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Upon Hemp,
HEMP soil. One of our dark duty loams in
which there is a good deal of sand, and a large
quantity of pure mould, will answer beyond any
other soil. The most unfit are cold Clays.
A deep earth for the roots to not every way.
is one of the requisites for Hemp; but warmth
is the other: and this latter is so essential, that
it will grow better in a poor land that is warm,
provided it be deep, than in a very rich one that is
too cold. For this reason sand is so essential an
article in the soil for Hemp. I never saw this
plant thrive any where, where there was not sand
in some considerable quantity in the ground. I
have seen the experiment of sowing hemp on
gravelly and stony lands: the success has depen-
ded upon the condition of the soil in depth and
the degree of stoniness; if it be a deep loamy
earth, with a moderate quantity of gravel, on
the surface nothing does better; but if it be gra-
velly to the bottom, or the stones be too large, it
will not succeed.
From the Compleat Body of Husbandry.
HEMP soil. One of our dark duty loams in
which there is a good deal of sand, and a large
quantity of pure mould, will answer beyond any
other soil. The most unfit are cold Clays.
A deep earth for the roots to not every way.
is one of the requisites for Hemp; but warmth
is the other: and this latter is so essential, that
it will grow better in a poor land that is warm,
provided it be deep, than in a very rich one that is
too cold. For this reason sand is so essential an
article in the soil for Hemp. I never saw this
plant thrive any where, where there was not sand
in some considerable quantity in the ground. I
have seen the experiment of sowing hemp on
gravelly and stony lands: the success has depen-
ded upon the condition of the soil in depth and
the degree of stoniness; if it be a deep loamy
earth, with a moderate quantity of gravel, on
the surface nothing does better; but if it be gra-
velly to the bottom, or the stones be too large, it
will not succeed.
From the Compleat Body of Husbandry.
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Agriculture
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Hemp Soil
Agriculture
Husbandry
Sandy Loam
Gravelly Land
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Suitable soils for hemp include dark duty loams with sand and pure mould; deep and warm earth preferred over rich but cold soil; sand essential; succeeds on deep loamy gravelly lands but not shallow stony ones; cold clays unfit.