MANILA HEMP

the most important of the cordage fibers. It is obtained chiefly from the Manila hemp plant (Musa textilis) of the family Musaceae (banana family). It is grown mainly in its native Philippine Islands, where it has been cultivated since the 16th cent. and is known as abacá. The abacá is in no way related to the true hemp; it is of the same genus as the common banana, which it closely resembles except for the inedible fruit. At maturity the plants are cut down, and the long fibers are taken from overlapping leaves that converge at the base to form a false stem. The fibers are exceptionally strong and durable. The coarser ones are used for binder twine, matting, and rope, particularly marine cordage because of their resistance to the action of saltwater; the finer grades are woven into beautiful native fabrics and hemp hats. Manila paper is made chiefly from old Manila hemp ropes and is valuable as a strong wrapping paper. Manila hemp is classified in the division Magnoliophyta, class Liliopsida, order Zingiberales, family Musaceae.

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books on: Manila Hemp  - 221 results

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The American Peasantry: Southern Agricultural Labor and Its Legacy, 1850-1995: a Study in Political Economy
Book by Ronald E. Seavoy; Greenwood Press, 1998
Subjects: Agricultural Laborers--Southern States--History, Peasantry--Southern States--History
...In 1859 the U.S. produced 58,000 metric tons of hemp, about the amount that was produced in 1857. In 1857, imports of hemp, manila hemp, and jute were 310,000 metric tons and had been annually...
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Corporate Promotions and Reorganizations
Book by Arthur S. Dewing; Harvard University Press, 1914
Subjects: Corporate Reorganizations--United States, Promoters--United States
...strengthen its position in the raw hemp market by means of agreements...Company induced the five firms in Manila, that completely dominated the raw hemp market, to agree not to sell...not sell any house in England manila hemp, unless that house in turn...
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North Borneo
Book by K. G. Tregonning; H. M. Stationery Off., 1960
Subjects: Sabah
...been the economic production of manila hemp. This he has now achieved. Borneo Abaca grows manila hemp on three estates near Tawau, of...3,500 acres. It is the only manila hemp grown in the Empire or Commonwealth...
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Cultural History of Plants
Book by Sir Ghillean Prance, Mark Nesbitt; Routledge, 2004
Subjects: Crops--History
...cotton. Hemp Cannabis sativa Cannabaceae In the 1890s, hemp was produced all over the world. There were many cordage plants referred to as Russian hemp, Manila hemp, and sisal hemp, but true hemp Cannabis sativa was...
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Abstract of the Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920
Book by U.S. Bureau of the Census; Government Printing Office, 1923
Subjects: Fiction, United States--Census, 14th, 1920, United States--Statistics
...28,576,735 $20,022,108 Manila hemp abaca Pounds 122,736,510 99...458,159 $1,291,599 Flax, hemp, jute, and remie Pounds 5,520...21,530,858 $19,850,635 Manila hemp Pounds 130,418,220 104,909...
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journal articles on: Manila Hemp  - 22 results

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Cigar-Makers in American Colonial Manila: Survival during Structural Depression in the 1920s
Journal article by Yoshihiro Chiba; Journal of Southeast Asian Studies, Vol. 36, 2005
Subjects: Manila, Philippines--Natural history, Manila, Philippines--Social aspects, Tobacco industry--Industry forecasts, Tobacco industry--International trade, Tobacco industry--Statistics
Cigar-Makers in American Colonial Manila: Survival during Structural Depression...century, hand-made cigar production in Manila represented the first large-scale manufacturing...tobacco monopoly, and the cigar industry in Manila developed on a large scale under this...
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World War II and the Japanese in the Prewar Philippines
Journal article by Lydia N. Yu-Jose; Journal of Southeast Asian Studies, Vol. 27, 1996
Subjects: Greater East Asia co-prosperity sphere--Political aspects, Japan--Relations with Philippines, Japanese in Philippines--History, Philippines--History, World War, 1939-1945--Economic aspects
...the slump in the market price of Manila hemp cultivated by the Japanese in Davao...in 1924 when the market price of Manila hemp improved, and rose until in 1927...engaged in cultivation and export of Manila hemp. Three were engaged in coconut...
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Bandits, Banditry and Landscapes of Crime in the Nineteenth-Century Philippines
Journal article by Greg Bankoff; Journal of Southeast Asian Studies, Vol. 29, 1998
Subjects: Crime--History, Criminals--History, Outlaws--History, Philippines--Crime
...Prosperity Without Progress. Manila Hemp and Material Life in the Colonial Philippines (Quezon City: Ateneo de Manila University Press, 1980), p...marine cordage during the century. Manila hemp was superior to its major Russian...
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The Agricultural Bank of the Philippine Government, 1908-1916
Journal article by Yoshiko Nagano; Journal of Southeast Asian Studies, Vol. 28, 1997
Subjects: Agricultural credit--Philippines, Banking industry--Philippines, Philippines--History, Savings and loan associations--Philippines, The Philippine Agricultural Bank Act
...products such as sugar, tobacco, manila hemp (abaca) and coconuts to the United...Jesus (Quezon City: Ateneo de Manila University Press, 1982), pp...Prosperity without Progress: Manila Hemp and Material Life in the Colonial...
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References
Journal article; I.D.E. Occasional Papers Series, 2002
...Government and Community in Asia. Manila: Local Government Center, College...1984. Prosperity without Progress: Manila Hemp and Material Life in the Colonial Philippines. Quezon City: Ateneo de Manila University Press. _____. 1999...
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The Paper Chase: The Paperless Office Is Still a Distant Dream. in the Interim, We Should Be Recycling More and Developing Alternatives to Wood-Based Paper
Magazine article by Jim Motavalli; E, Vol. 15, May-June 2004
Subjects: Paper recycling--Forecasts and trends, Paper--Consumption data, Paper--Environmental aspects, Paper--Forecasts and trends, United States--Environmental aspects
...hyperbole. Beginning in 1840, American-grown hemp was used to make manila paper. Hemp cultivation has been illegal in the U.S. since...already used in some U.S. papers. * ABACA OR MANILA HEMP. A leaf fiber and a member of the banana family...
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Whole Earth Treefree Botanical Plant Fibers
Magazine article by Carolyn Moran, Peter Warshall; Whole Earth, Summer 1997
Subjects: Fibers--Varieties, Plant fibers--Directories
...research and development funds. Hemp Industries Association: Chandler...Best American access. Abaca or Manila Hemp (Muso textilis). This leaf fiber...as a low-end paper product. All manila hemp ropes should be recycled into paper...
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Green Mountain State Says Go Smoke a Rope
Magazine article by John Elvin; Insight on the News, Vol. 12, June 3, 1996
Subjects: Cannabis--Laws, regulations, etc., Legalization of narcotics--Analysis, Marijuana--Laws, regulations, etc.
...spate of counterfeits, since many confuse the generic term, hemp, with the specific product being pushed as "industrial hemp" namely cannabis. Use of banana fiber, Manila hemp, cotton and flax - all of which may be loosely termed hemp...
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The Final Catalog
Magazine article by Bill Crawford; Whole Earth, Summer 2001
Subjects: Americans--Attitudes, Capital punishment--Laws, regulations, etc., Criminal law--Public opinion, Executions and executioners--Statistics, State government--Laws, regulations, etc., Texas--Laws, regulations, etc.
...Theres a hypodermic needle, a large chair with straps, a manila noose, a shotgun, and a tall wooden structure supporting...In Bexar County, the "well oiled and pliable piece of Manila hemp" previously used for hangings was reclassified as a...
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Blacks Challenge the I.A.F.F.: Fighting the Fires of Racism
Magazine article by Paul Rockwell; The Nation, Vol. 249, December 11, 1989
Subjects: AFL-CIO, Affirmative action--Political aspects, Boston, Massachusetts. Fire Department--Investigations, Fire fighters, Firefighters, International Association of Black Professional Fire Fighters--Cases, International Association of Fire Fighters, Labor movement, Miami. Fire Department--Race relations, Race relations, Racism--Investigations, Women fire fighters--Cases, Women firefighters--Cases
...a television news story, he had once yelled, "Yeah, nigger, the only rights you got is a three-quarter-inch Manila hemp rope." Winkle was also caught pressuring subordinates to fire a black firefighter. His personnel department once...
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newspaper articles on: Manila Hemp  - 55 results

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The Abaca Regains Respect Abroad
Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, January 30, 2009
...world - the Manila rope and the Manila hemp. So popular for their wide range...substitute for other products made of Manila hemp. But these days there is enthusiastic...abaca, internationally known as Manila Hemp, the launching in Rome augurs...
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Squatting Here & There; (Editor's Note: Squatters Have Delayed the Timetable of the North Rail Project. in Metro Manila, the Problem Clearly Seems beyond Solution Cited in This Article.)
Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, September 28, 2004
...San Juan, Mandaluyong, Pasig, and Paranaque. Manila has been the nations capital which the Spaniards...most popular city in the ASEAN region. Theres a manila hemp or rope or manila envelope. Its name is both noun and adjective to...
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Abaca: Albay's Moral 'Fiber'
Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, July 11, 2010
...Abaca: Albays Moral Fiber. Abaca, commonly known as Manila hemp, is considered to be one of the major sources of income...Bicol region was noted for being the highest producer of Manila hemp followed only by Eastern Visayas and Davao. The reason...
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Christmas Impressions
Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, December 23, 2007
...Christmas carols. InterContinental Manila tapped floral architect Rachy Cuna...salakot hats in gold and red, balls of Manila hemp and anahaw fans fashioned into cones...The Renaissance Makati City Hotel, Manila (formerly the New World Renaissance...
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The Magical Essence of Abaca
Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, March 26, 2006
...publisher explained that the abaca fibers, also called "Manila Hemp," were already being woven into breathable fabrics and...bacbac (dried outer leafsheath), also known as havana hemp or havana skin, is used in making handicraft items...
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encyclopedia articles on: Manila Hemp  - 10 results

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Manila Hemp
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
MANILA HEMP the most important of the cordage fibers. It is obtained chiefly from the Manila hemp plant ( Musa textilis ) of the family...Manila paper is made chiefly from old Manila hemp ropes and is valuable as a strong wrapping...
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Hemp
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...source of marijuana and hashish . Hemp seed is used as bird food, and the...in Asia for a beverage. The word hemp is used in combination for several other kinds of fiber plants, notably Manila hemp and sisal hemp . The true hemp plant...
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Sisal Hemp
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
SISAL HEMP si s l, sis l, sesal from Sisal, former...fiber obtained from the leaves of the sisal hemp plant, an extensively cultivated tropical...Liliaceae). It is considered second to Manila hemp in strength and value and is used chiefly...
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Manila
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...the Philippines, SW Luzon, on Manila Bay. Manila is the center of the countrys largest...extensive and superb port facilities, Manila has a major international airport...industries. It also has food- and hemp-processing plants, cigarette...
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Fiber
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...cotton and kapok ; or long fibers, including flax , hemp , Manila hemp , istle, ramie, sisal hemp , and Spanish moss . The...e.g., hats, mats, and baskets) and include Manila hemp, sisal, rushes, and grasses. Flax, hemp, and...
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