[PaxMacian]

George Washington's Diary:
1765 August 7

"began to separate [sic] the Male from the Female hemp. . . rather too late."

I believe there is only one purpose for this activity.

[robertpaulsen]

"I believe there is only one purpose for this activity."

I believe you believe that.

He could have wanted to do it to create more space for females to flower for seed production (oops, rather too late, says George), or to take advantage of the male fiber before it overmatures in the field (oops, rather too late, says George).