Rens Hemp Company

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Rens Hemp Company was an American hemp company based in Brandon, Wisconsin. [1] The original mill was destroyed by fire in 1920 [2] and rebuilt later the same year. [3] Rens Hemp Company closed in 1958. [4] Prior to its 1958 shutdown, Rens had been the primary provider of hemp rope for the United States Navy and was the last legal hemp producer in the United States following the World Wars [5]

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References

  1. "Lots, Income Property Lead Boardman Sales". Tampa Bay Times. 17 February 1946. Retrieved 22 July 2020.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  2. "Local News". The Representative. 26 February 1920. Retrieved 22 July 2020.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  3. "Hemp Mill to be Rebuilt". The Representative. 1 April 1920. Retrieved 22 July 2020.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  4. TAPPI Journal. Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry. 1999. p. 114.
  5. John Roulac (1 January 1997). Hemp Horizons: The Comeback of the World's Most Promising Plant. Chelsea Green Pub. p. 59. ISBN   978-0-930031-93-0.

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