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To: basil
Why not?

Hemp is stronger and more durable than cotton.

Sails and rope were exclusively made of hemp until the advent of synthetic fibers. Hemp was strategic commodity from the 17 to18th century and farmers were required to grow hemp as a crop by law.

15 posted on 07/04/2013 8:19:18 AM PDT by Pontiac (The welfare state must fail because it is contrary to human nature and diminishes the human spirit.)
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To: Pontiac

“Why not?
Hemp is stronger and more durable than cotton.

It sure beats all of the “U.S.” flags people import from China.


37 posted on 07/04/2013 8:43:38 AM PDT by VanDeKoik
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