FARMERS' BULLETIN No. 1935
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

CONTENTS

Page
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.