Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 120, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 May 1911 — Dr. Turfler Will Experiment With Hemp in Gifford Mack Land. [ARTICLE]

Dr. Turfler Will Experiment With Hemp in Gifford Mack Land.

Monticello Journal. Dr. Turfler is very much interested in finding crops suitable for low black or muck ground and has been investigating hemp for more than a year past. Yesterday he ran over to North Liberty to inspect the hemp crop on the Myers’ ranch. He found the land on which it is grown there identical with his own, and met some Kentuck-; growers who told him that it was ideal for the crop. They also stated that lack of knowledge of how to care for the crop after it was ready to cut was the drawback to the success in this section. There is no reason why the crop should not net at least S3O an acre after all expenses are paid.