In the north of my country we once had a thriving linen industry,the flax used is a finer fibre than hemp and the oil yield is 25% higher at app. 480 lt/ha ,hemp giving app. 360lt/ha. Corn comes in at 170lt/ha.Yields are of course likely to vary according to growing conditions but the importance of "older" species of plant tends to be overlooked and underestimated.
Rape [or Canola if you insist] comes in at about 1200lt/ha and right now this is in flower in the countryside around me.Is it illegal to grow this crop within 2 miles of a school ? I think ,and may be wrong here,that it is a forbidden crop near schools in the UK?
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