The Sun.
London, England, 1858-07-22 00:00:00

PROSPACTS OF THE FLAX CROP.

Mr. John Boyle, of Leeds, in a letter to the
Belfast Mercantile Journal, says :—Having a day
to spare, and being most anxious to take observa-
tions in ono locality of County Antrim how the
crops appear from different seeds, I did so last
week. I am delighted at the appearance, but sorry to
find that so few have so sn especially as compared
with last season. In the following parishes—Tern-
plepatrick, Ballyclare,. Kilbride, Donegore, and
Antrim—the crop is fully equal to any I have ever
seen, growing from 34 to 44 inches long, and the
colour generally very good yellow, and fine in the
straw, and what is of great moment for fine fibre,
few bolls on the tops. If properly handled from
this time, a very good quality will be secured for
the spinner. The crops will be pretty equally ripe
in two or three weeks. When I asked the people
who had sown it had they their bands of rushes
prepared for binding from the field to the mill, not
one of them had any preparingy as in former times,
which neglect will lose fully two stones to the acre ;
and tying with flax hands ought not to be, as every
stalk lost is less weight to sell. Being a seller of
flaxseed from England, aid having saved my seed
these four years for sowirig in Irish soil, I was most
anxious to follow out the growth, by judging from
comparison, and a few who sowed my seeds with
other sorts are fully satisfied. A. friend has pro-
mised to give the result of produce from the scutch-
mill. I want British produce, if possible, to answer
all our islands, so as to enable us to keep our
money at home.
Many farmers have said they regret not having
a quantity sowed this year, as, to all appearance,
wil' b' i payng c op. N,..) tomy ,Lsetva-
tion I find that the crops on stubble land are the
beat of any, ripening yellow, which is said to pro-
duce most weight and fine it fibre. I may mention
names, that parties interested may see and judge for
themselves. Mr. Thos. Shaw, Ballypalidy ; John
Milford, Springvale ; Mr. Williams, Fisherwick ;
Joho Gawn, Donagore ; Adam Gray, Dunadry ; the
lattor had a fine crop of wheat growing on the land
that his flax was on last year, which proves that flat-
stubble is the right rotation for wheat, provided
the land is only managed well after the flax is off,
and where oats or barley was before flax.
I understand Mr. George Miners has a splendid
crop of flax, from seed that he got from me, in the
neighbourhood of Ahoglrill, of which he will give
a tair report, after scutching, as to profit, &c.
A little mechanical skill should be applied to
farming as it is to manufactures, and it is to be
hoped that the owners of the soil, landlords, agents
and all interested, will attend to the wants of im-
provement better than they have done, and not
permit other nations to get ahead of them.
In England, where many more implements are in
Use than here, but which can be imported, and
manufactured here, theypair their stubble land the
day after their crops are remaved. No weeds are
I permitted to grow, and nothing but the crop sown
is to be seen on their land ; every weed they desig-
nate a robber, and extirpate it at the proper season.
Farmers ! take my advice and look now to the land
that you intend for flax next year, and prepare in
time, and then a good crop may be expected. I am
moseanxious that the linen trade be supported by
the farmers in Ireland, then the best customers,
from labourers to mechanics, will consume at your
own door all you have to sell.
One hint more to the landlords and their agents
and I have done.

I have meditaled on the condition of the three
islands, and the amount of capital in circulation
compared from statstical figures, viz., England
has 261., Scotland 161., but Ireland has only 41 a
headfor the plpulation, which shows that she is far
behind, and must exert herself in improvements
The report of Sirß.)bert Kane states that Ireland
has water power going to loss equal to the whole
_steam powerof England.. Think of this before your
strong sons of Erin emigrate to work in foreign cli-
mates. I be:ieve I act as the farmers' friend in
giving you this advice. The advocate and friend
of the agricultural labourers' classes is machinery,
which you must keep going instead of sending mill-
, owners to the Continen t to supporta people who tax
our yarns and linens 40 to 65 per cent., made from
their own flax.

EARLY WHEAT, &C.—ABINGDON MARKET, Monday.
—To-day we had a sample of new wheat offering, the
whole of the piece carried and threshed ; quality fine,
and the yield very good ; also some new peas, and seve-
ra,l samples of new seeds. There will be a great quan-
tity of corn carried this week if the weather keeps fine.
The crops are remarkably good.
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