Hemp, dew retting
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This 1905 photograph shows workers spreading hemp stalks on the ground for the dew retting process. This process separates the fiber from the stalks. The stalks are later "broken" by a hemp brake to pull the woody stalk from the fiber. Courtesy the Kentucky Historical Society.
This file appears in: First Hemp Crop
First Hemp Crop
Historical Marker #1279 in Danville notes the first recorded hemp crop in Kentucky, which was grown on Clark's Run Creek in 1775.
Hemp has a long history in the state. From its first recorded…