A History of the Hemp Industry in Kentucky (Paperback)
Imprint: University Press of Kentucky
Pages: 272
Illustrations: illus
ISBN: 9780813109305
Published: 2nd April 1998
Script Academic
Pages: 272
Illustrations: illus
ISBN: 9780813109305
Published: 2nd April 1998
Script Academic
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It is hard to believe that at one time burley tobacco was not the chief cash crop in Kentucky. Yet for more than half a century hemp dominated the state's agricultural production.
James Hopkins surveys the hemp industry in Kentucky from its beginning through its complete demise at the end of World War II, describing the processes of seeding and harvesting the plant, and marketing manufactured goods made of the fiber.
With debate presently raging over the legalization of industrial hemp, it is essential that an accurate portrait of this controversial resource be available. Although originally published in 1951, Hopkins's work remains remarkably current as hemp manufacturing today is little changed from the practices the author describes. This edition includes an updated bibliography of recent publications concerning the scientific, economic, and political facets of industrial hemp.
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