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ground. the plants are defoliated in the field and retted similarly to jute and kenaf. the retted material is stripped and washed and, in some cases, rubbed by hand. the soft, near-white fiber is graded for luster, color, uniformity, strength, and cleanliness. it is used for sacking, cordage, and coarse
scutching the dried retted stalks in bundles are passed through fiuted rolls to break or reduce the woody portion into small particles, which are then separated by scutching. the scutching is done by beating with blunt wooden or metal blades by hand or mechanically. hackling the bundles are hackled or combed...
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