Seven Pot, 1898-1918
‘Seven Pot’ hemp experiment at the Kentucky Agricultural Experiment Station. Undated but conducted between 1898-1918
Tag: Kentucky
Log Cabin Hemp Brake, 1900
‘Older man in a felt hat operating a hemp brake. He is standing in front of a log cabin, with a tall split-rail fence in the background.’ Mercer County, Kentucky 1900-1904
Working in a Hemp Field, 1905
‘Working in a Hemp Field’, men work to harvest a hemp field utilizing a hemp braking machine. Kentucky 1905
Men Shocking Hemp, 1900
‘Men shocking, or standing and binding large bundles of hemp’ photographed by Rue B. Archibald. Mercer county, Kentucky between 1900-04
Noon at Hamburg Place, 1900’s
‘Noon at Hamburg Place’ postcard, Lexington, Kentucky early 1900’s
Japanese Hemp Experiment, 1901
Experimental field of Japanese hemp grown at the University of Kentucky Agricultural Experimental Station, photo by Louis Edward Nollau (glass plate negative). Lexington, Kentucky 1901
Hand Heckled Hemp, 1920
Men hand heckle hemp at a processing plant in Versailles, Kentucky 1920
The Farm Bill, 2018
The 2018 Agriculture Improvement Act aka the Farm Bill was just signed into order officially opening the door for legal (regulated) hemp production in the United States nationwide! Seeing is believing so here is the full approved Read More …
Weighing Up Hemp, 1906
‘Weighing up Hemp at Close of Day’s work, Forgarty’s farm’, Kentucky 1906-7
Uncle Sam Breeds Hemp, 1901
Japanese hemp grown in a field at the Agricultural experiment station, Lexington, Kentucky 1901 Uncle Sam Breeds Hemp In the dwindling days just before America’s cannabis prohibition, Uncle Sam not only grew hemp but also sought to breed the worlds Read More …