THE HEMP INDUSTRY.
Cuutlvation of Manila.
The Sydney Morning Herald published the following on the 23rd of November last: —The fact that the Papuan Department of Agriculture is giving attention to the cultivation of Manila hemp in the Possession, invests with more than ordinary commercial interest the statistics regarding the production of the fibre in the country trora whose capital it derives its name. According to the fibre expert of the Philippine Burreau of Agriculture, the opportunities for ■increasing its production are almost unlimited. The production of hemp has grown rapidly in recent years, the exportation having been, in 1880, but 51,000 tons; in 1890, 50,000 tons ; in 1900, 89,000 tons ; and in 1905, 128,000 tons; while the value has increased from ,£1,000,000, in 1880, to ,£4,400,000 in 1905. With the adaptation of machinery to the preparation of hemp for marketing, the area cultivated will doubtless greatly increase, and as the world is constantly demanding all the hemp which the Philippines can at present offer there is reason to believe that this industry maybe greatly developed, and the exports of this article may, it is said, amounttp ,£20,000,000 in value.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXIX, Issue 3778, 5 December 1907, Page 3
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190THE HEMP INDUSTRY. Manawatu Herald, Volume XXIX, Issue 3778, 5 December 1907, Page 3
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