1943 hemp for victory poster
Hemp for Victory
In 1942 in prepreation for WW2 the United States Government decided to take drastic measures… To hire Hemp Farmers for Victory…
Hemp for victory – Page 7 of the master contract between Commodity Credit Corporation, a corporate agency of the United States and War Hemp Industries, Inc. circa 1943
“All the hempseed available in the U.S. is stacked in this Kentucky warehouse under armed guard. Next year, USDA hopes, there’ll be enough to grow 350,000 acres.”
Farm Journal and Farmer’s Wife – June, 1942
In 1943 under the Federal “Hemp for Victory” program, the United States produced 375,000 acres of Hemp…