New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-05-10

N he .,,.be 40 asx NE are led 10 Che belief that can
be produced as eheapy cotton This a1Pesr especially
arnlv renays the expense of cultivation. The c0nsdera
ton az bespness Of production by commanding the atteu
ton OF manufacturer Of our country ana mechan'c
akin whichhey influence will secure s greater economy
m working il by power machinery Asa Material for cheap
Cloths aax and cotton via then be the f,Otog
In this result both the North and the South alike in
fe,esfed The plant is cultivated with equal in
both sections and the diversion to fax Of part ofthe
ductve industry exclusively employed in growing
cotton viii be a benefit. To the whole country opens
with new aspects important field Of enterprise Farmers
mechanics and manufactures equally CONCERNED 10 lis
development
In Great Britain the fax interest of increasing
importance. Although the home production large yet
fax is there yearly imported 10 the value Of S1OO0OOo
In the great demand for fabrics made Of this material there
Is no danger Of an early over production.
In America fax is not raised for il aber 10 any csns
cradle extent savein few counties in NewforS and New
jersey Further West is largely cultivated for the seed
alone. With the introduction Of improved machinery we
confident that this plant viii be widely grown for both
Of is valuable products That not comparatively an
exhausng crop, is sst-d by the judgement OF the
best agriculfusx Indeed with the exception Of two per
cent Of organic mater the fiber Of the plant is wholly
derived from the atmosphere. In the outset OF the
business, the ordinary qualities may be cn,ehy pro-
duced and win BE- proved sufficiently profitable After
ward with the acquisition Of kill in cultivation aad hand
ling better article ii be furnished, and the remaner
ton will be in proportion this point Is attained Hat
the attention bestowed upOn the culture and selection Of
choice varieties Of cotton in is section would here enN's
farmers TO rival the best fax growing districts of
Europe We have American fax equal 10 hneness %
choice article q Belgian grow IN worth EsntY ce1ts the
pound And crops have been rai.ed in adj lning Sae
which averaged eleven hundred pounds OF dressed lax TO
theacre.
once popular notion that fax Of superior quality can
only be produced by gathering the unnpe plant and sacr
hciDg the seed is exploded Fineness 81 hber = se
cured by proper cultivation and thick sowing with the
careful selection and frequent change Of seed And 10 oh
tain strength Of staple j. important that the plant stand
until it is mstured No other farm produc, better repays
skfu attention distinguished agricultural writer
tour in Belgium, fax. the straw from ? acre
which Of the value Of S25 Flax crops. Of such
derfu excellence there soils naturally in
riOr TO those found upon the banks Of the Connecticut
Until recently the cultivation Of fax in Ireland was con-
Quoted slovenly manner but by the Introduction o.
choice seed and the Belgian Improvement much Of the
fax grown in That country is equal in quality TO any
in the world
In conclusion. with soil climate machinery and market
in our favor and rs perfected cultivation abroad for
example, why shall not FAX become leading American
staple