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The New Billion Dollar Crop!

New Billion-Dollar Crop appeared in the February 1938 issue of Popular Mechanics Magazine.

American farmers are promised a new cash crop with an annual value of several hundred million dollars, all because a machine has been invented that solves a problem more than 6,000 years old.

It is hemp, a crop that will not compete with other American products. Instead, it will displace imports of raw material and manufactured products produced by underpaid coolie and peasant labor and it will provide thousands of jobs for American workers throughout the land.

The machine that makes this possible is designed for removing the fiber-bearing cortex from the rest of the stalk, making hemp fiber available for use without prohibitive amounts of human labor.

Hemp is the standard fiber of the world. It has great tensile strength and durability. It is used to produce more than 5,000 textile products, ranging from rope to fine laces, and the woody "hurds" remaining after the fiber has been removed contain more than 77 percent cellulose, which can be used to produce more than 25,000 products, ranging from dynamite to Cellophane.

Machines now in service in Texas, Illinois, Minnesota, and other states are producing fiber at a manufacturing cost of half a cent per pound, and are finding a profitable market for the rest of the stalk. Machine operators are making a good profit in competition with coolie-produced foreign fiber, while paying farmers $15 a ton for hemp as it comes from the field.
From the farmer's point of view, hemp is an easy crop to grow and will yield from three to six tons per acre on any land that will grow corn, wheat, or oats. It can be grown in any state of the Union. It has a short growing season, so that it can be planted after other crops are in. The long roots penetrate and break the soil to leave it in perfect condition for next year's crop. The dense shock of leaves, eight to twelve feet above the ground, chokes out weeds. Two successive crops are enough to reclaim land that has been abandoned because of Canadian thistles or quack grass.Under old methods, hemp was cut and allowed to lie in the fields for weeks until it "retted" enough so that the fibers could be pulled off by hand. Retting is simply rotting as a result of dew, rain, and bacterial action. Machines were developed to separate the fibers mechanically after retting was complete, but the cost was high, the loss of fiber great, and the quality of fiber comparatively low.

With the new machine--known as a decorticator--hemp is cut with a slightly modified grain binder. It is delivered to the machine where an automatic chain conveyor feeds it to the breaking arms at a rate of two or three tons per hour. The hurds are broken into fine pieces that drop into the hopper, from where they are delivered by blower to a baler, or to a truck or freight car for loose shipment. The fiber comes from the other end of the machine, ready for baling.
From this point on, almost anything can happen. The raw fiber can be used to produce strong twine or rope, woven into burlap, used for carpet warp or linoleum backing, or it may be bleached and refined, with resinous by-products of high commercial value. It can, in fact, be used to replace foreign fibers which now flood our markets.

Thousands of tons of hemp hurds are used every year by one large powder company for the manufacture of dynamite and TNT. A large paper company, which has been paying more than a million dollars a year in duties on foreign-made cigarette papers, now is manufacturing these papers from American hemp grown in Minnesota. A new factory in Illinois is producing bond paper from hemp. The natural materials in hemp make it an economical source of pulp for any grade of paper manufactured, and the high percentage of alpha cellulose promises an unlimited supply of raw material for the thousands of cellulose products our chemists have developed.

It is generally believed that all linen is produced from flax. Actually, the majority comes from hemp--authorities estimate that more than half of our imported linen fabrics are manufactured from hemp fiber. Another misconception is that burlap is made from hemp. Actually, its source is usually jute, and practically all of the burlap we use is woven from laborers in India who receive only four cents a day. Binder twine is usually made from sisal, which comes from the Yucatan and East Africa.

All of these products, now imported, can be produced from home-grown hemp. Fish nets, bow strings, canvas, strong rope, overalls, damask tablecloths, fine linen garments, towels, bed linen, and thousands of other everyday items can be grown on American farms. Our imports of foriegn fabrics and fibers average about $200 million per year; in raw fibers alone we imported over $50 million in the first six months of 1937. All of this income can be made available for Americans.

The paper industry offers even greater possibilities. As an industry it amounts to over $1 billion a year, and of that, 80 percent is imported. But hemp will produce every grade of paper and government figures estimate that 10,000 acres devoted to hemp will produce as much paper as 40,000 acres of average pulp land.

One obstacle in the onward march of hemp is the reluctance of farmers to try new crops. The problem is complicated by the need for proper equipment a reasonable distance from the farm. The machine cannot be operated profitably unless there is enough acreage within driving range and farmers cannot find a profitable market unless there is machinery to handle the crop.

Another obstacle is that the blossom of the female hemp plant contains marijuana, a narcotic, and it is impossible to grow hemp without producing the blossom. Federal regulations now being drawn up require registration of hemp growers, and tentative proposals for preventing narcotic production are rather stringent.

However, the connection of hemp as a crop and marijuana seems to be exaggerated. The drug is usually produced from wild hemp or locoweed, which can be found on vacant lots and along railroad tracks in every state. If federal regulations can be drawn to protect the public without preventing the legitimate culture of hemp, this vast new crop can add immeasurably to American agriculture and industry.

Why My Interest in Hemp

Personally I never considered hemp. I always thought it was related to the hippy movement and illegal drugs. However I never realized how important a crop it really is. For instance, I didn't know that it takes 4 acres of trees to make the same amount of paper 1 acre of hemp can produce. Think of it, 4 acres of trees that took at least 20 years to grow to produce the same amount of paper as 1 acre of hemp in just one short season.

I didn't know that hemp is being used to heal land in places like Russia. It is being grown around Chernobyl for that very reason. Think of it, a plant that heals soil and can actually grow in just about any soil.

Now the question. With all the global warming talk backed by many of our politicians, why are they not pushing the growing of hemp in the United States? The answer: Just follow the money! Al Gore and those like him have no interest in ecology. To them global warming is a money making opportunity. Growing hemp would actually take money out of their pockets and the pockets of big oil, big lumber, big cotton and the like. Personally that sickens me!

If you would like to sign a petition, please go to my Versativa website to sign a petition to support the growing of hemp. I believe that it is in the best interest of this county to legalize the growing of industrial hemp.

Interest in Hemp

I was at the hospital tonight visiting a family. We were talking health and I mentioned that I was involved in a hemp based MLM. I just mentioned some of the products and their affect on our lives and I was amazed at the interest in hemp products. No one in that room really knew anything about hemp and why it was made illegal to grow in the United States.

It's amazing to me how truly wonderful hemp is and how it could change so many peoples lives. At least 25,000 products can be produced from hemp with no waste. It was a great conversation and I was even asked for business cards. There is no convincing with Versativa. People just get it!

Don't forget Hemp History Week is coming up real soon. Find out more at their website.

Hemp-There is No Plant Like it on Earth!

There are so many uses for Hemp. The more I study the plant, the more I am in awe of its capabilities. Here are just a few uses of this amazing plant: Food, Nutrition, Dietary Supplement, Medicine, Fiber, Building Materials, Paper, Jewelry, Fabric, Cordage, Weed Control, Animal Bedding, Water and Soil Purification, Weed Control, Bio Fuels and much more. For more information about hemp facts go to the North American Industrial Hemp Council website. NAICH has a wealth of information about the wonders of hemp.

What really excites me is that I can offer you an opportunity to make a substantial income promoting hemp based products with your own business. I represent a company called Versativa. Versativa is a division of ForeverGreen, a 7-year old network marketing company. By joining Versativa, you get to promote hemp products as well as the ForeverGreen product line.

Honestly, there is not another opportunity like this. A pre-launch opportunity backed by an established 7-year old company, led by great men & women of integrity, promoting a huge movement in the United States to legalize the growing of commercial grade hemp.

What are you waiting for? Find out more at my Versativa website.

1,000,000 ARE LOOKING

Did you know that there are 1,000,000 people per month looking for hemp products online? This is amazing. When I found that out I realized that there is a huge opportunity to earn a substantial income online promoting hemp products. Not only is there opportunity to make money online and locally, there is a chance to be part of an amazing movement.

Why was hemp outlawed? Why did the government promote hemp growing during WWII and them make it illegal to grow? What is the real story about hemp? Some of you may not even know what hemp is. I would challenge you to go to TheHempResource to get an education and look at an opportunity that could change your life.