- a variation of hards.
hurds
Americanplural noun
plural noun
Example Sentences
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The farmer must therefore receive from $4 to $6 per ton for the hurds, baled, on board cars at his home station.
From Hemp Hurds as Paper-Making Material United States Department of Agriculture, Bulletin No. 404 by Lyster H. (Lyster Hoxie) Dewey
Estimating the yield of hurds at 2½ tons per acre, this should give a total quantity of about 3,750 tons.
From Hemp Hurds as Paper-Making Material United States Department of Agriculture, Bulletin No. 404 by Lyster H. (Lyster Hoxie) Dewey
A yield of 2½ tons of hurds per acre may be taken as a fair average.
From Hemp Hurds as Paper-Making Material United States Department of Agriculture, Bulletin No. 404 by Lyster H. (Lyster Hoxie) Dewey
As received from Pierceton, Ind., the hurds consisted of a mixture of tangled hemp bast fibers and pieces of broken wood of the hemp stalk.
From Hemp Hurds as Paper-Making Material United States Department of Agriculture, Bulletin No. 404 by Lyster H. (Lyster Hoxie) Dewey
The hurds will have to be baled to facilitate handling in transportation and to economize storage space at the paper mills.
From Hemp Hurds as Paper-Making Material United States Department of Agriculture, Bulletin No. 404 by Lyster H. (Lyster Hoxie) Dewey
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