Rope used to be made of hemp fibers... Dix... ----- Original Message ----- From: Judy Casper To: MOHOLT-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Friday, July 25, 2003 8:13 AM Subject: [MOHOLT] The Weekly Holt County News, Aug 13,1858 How very enlightening... The Hemp Crop.- From almost every part of our county, we hear the most flattering news in regard to the hemp crop. The yield this year, will be larger than any previous year. Hemp grows fine in this county, and we would advise farmers to turn their attention to it in the place of, wheat, which in the last two or three years has proven to be very uncertain. Try Hemp! ==== MOHOLT Mailing List ==== If you wish to unsubscribe from the Holt Co., MO Mailing List, send only the word UNSUSCRIBE to MOHOLT-l-request@rootsweb.com or if you are on the Digest List to MOHOLT-d-request@rootsweb.com ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237