Ramie Culture in Pennsylvania
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A short 1889 notice from The Manufacturer and Builder reporting that a company has been formed in Pennsylvania to cultivate ramie and manufacture its fiber. It says 2,000 plants were brought from Louisiana, that the Landreth seedsmen will devote several acres near Philadelphia to the crop, and that a new decorticating machine is being built.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1889
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 2
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From Ralph Griswold's Digital Archive, delivered by the University of Arizona.
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