Differentiated book* It has a historical context with research of the time-Lyster Hoxie Dewey (March 14, 1865 - November 27, 1944) was a botanist, American agronomist, Aboriginal from Cambridge, Michigan. In 1888, he graduated from the Michigan College of Agriculture at Michigan State University where, for the next two years, he taught botany. From 1890 to 1902, he was a botanical assistant at the US Department of Agriculture, and later a botanist in charge of fiber research. In 1911, he was as the representative of the USA. at the "International Fiber Congress, in Surabaya, Java. He published publications including USDA newsletters on fiber production from flax, hemp, sisal, and manila plants; on classifications and origins of cotton varieties; and also research on agrostology and weed problems.HEMP. By Lyster H. Dewey - Botanist in charge of fiber plant research, Office of Plant Industry. INTRODUCTION. The two most promising fiber producing plants for cultivation in the central United States and the safest for satisfactory profits are hemp and flax. The oldest cultivated fiber plant, one for which conditions in the United States are as favorable as anywhere in the world.

The plant is first raised in seed beds till large enough to transplant, the same as cabbage and tomato plants. These beds should be properly located and carefully prepared.

The plant is first raised in seed beds till large enough to transplant, the same as cabbage and tomato plants. These beds should be properly located and carefully prepared.

This publication treats plant fibers other than cotton and flax that are now produced commercially in the Western Hemisphere and includes brief notes about others produced on a smaller scale.