The Present Status Of Flax Culture In The United States

Author : Charles Richards Dodge
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781396238147
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (381 download)

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Download or read book A Report on Flax Culture for Fiber in the United States written by Charles Richards Dodge and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-09-14 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Report on Flax Culture for Fiber in the United States: Including Special Reports on Flax Culture in Ireland, in Belgium, and in Austria, With Statements Relative to the Industry in Russia Connecticut (storrs Agricultural School) - The seed having been received quite late in the season the best land for the experiment had been planted to other crops. The agriculturist claimed to have little knowledge Of flax culture beyond that Obtained from books. I visited this field in August, finding the straw overripe for the saving of both seed and fiber. The straw was short, though it would have given a flax sufficiently long for spinning purposes, and some Of it was quite fine. If the seed had been sown upon better land the experiment, undoubt edly, would have given more favorable results. N o attempt was made to save seed or to ret the product. The same drawbacks to the employ ment of flax as a crop in Massachusetts exist in this State. The expense of labor which can be more profitably employed in growing more pay ing crops, and the difficulty of finding clean land are particularly mentioned; The results of the season's Operations were so encouraging that the experiments will be continued this season, and will be more carefully conducted. New York - While fair success was attained in the two experiments conducted in this State, the cultivation of flax for fiber can not now be considered a paying crop. The special reasons for such a statement are given in the summary of the season's work on another page. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.