The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1861-03-28
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sebsgoes last week, At Rockford, and
esrds6eni talk about Flax aud Sorghum.
What follows is what We heard and saw
sE1gzl FLAX. ..-..
This subject vac introduced by the
issrodnction Of Mr.. Clemens, who au-
nonnced that project Was on foo, 10 cs.
'stl'sh mill at Rockford, fyr The pur-
pose OF preparing the Tax fibre for mar
ket--a nanufactory at which the fax is
TO be received ia the con di,ion il which
1t comes from the reaper, the seed sep
arated from the fibre .ud returned to the
producer. while the sta Die for nauufa7-
ture Is, by mechanical means, put in-the
best condition for the use oil the manu-
facturer, at a cost which will enable i, to
compete with cotton. Mr.. G. asked
why is it that the fax business has not
been developed ?" and answered, i" Be
cause, with the rrescn, facilities fyr pre-,
pairing the fibre, i; cannot compete with
cheap cotton. It's culture is cheaper
but the machinery for its preparation has
not been adequate 1t is true, the futcd
break, and revolving scu,chiny wheel
have taken the place Of the Old hand
brake, scutch aud swiugle. saving one
half the labor; but they have no, accom-.
p!ishcd for fax VIA. tho cotton .iu has
for cotton"
But what Mr. Clemens aud hi. oop.
orators propose to do, is briefly this -
The farmer who has crop Of fix; cuts
1t, When 10 condition, with a reaper set
ting 1t low. 1t is raked from the reaper
~ savels, Immediately bond and set up
10 small shocks, TO cure When curcG
sufficiently for s,acking,it $ 10 condi;;os
to deliver at the mill; for it is one of the
conditions required by the new process
Of preparation which Mr.. c. is about in
augnrat'ng, that the roots Of the plant .
bsal! be left in the ground where i, grew, !
and the fax shall be in az onro;ted state /
Received at tho mil, the seed end is tax
en- from the fax. the seed separated and
cleaned. The FIBRE or straw IS then in
condition TO go into large vais, il which
is water, heated SO as to induce the most
rapid Fermentation - substitute for the
SLOW process Of dew rotting This work
can 20 On the year rounds no, Deepen
dent upon the weather. In Ireland, this
mode q rottinc hiss lcen adopted, but .
the subsequent process nf drying is done
Oh. OF doors 10 the fields, or 10 large
sheds, heated By steam, which is very
expensive.
Mr.. Clemens, however, at the point OF
removing tie fibre from the yats, adopts
new process. 1t is carefully taken ost
aud as carefully aud evenly spread upon
tables, from whence it is taken on endless
sheets, passed through awashiug process
which, while the fibre i. yet 10 the warm,
moist condition, in which it comes from
trc watts, removes the gummy substance /
or soluble residnim. which by the usual
process dries on tn fibre aud gives it its .
dark color. BY remo.iug this while i. i.
yet wet, the FIBRE passes on through the
drying apparatus and from thence comes .
out with its atnral rreyi,h color alone.
After being iri. d. which is quickly done,
il passes through the breaking and scutch.
ing pru9css, whic!. does hot abraie and
destroy the value Of the fibre. as bv tie
old rough processes. The fibre is ,hcn
in the best possible condition to 20 - tie .
LINEN manufacturer When il i, In tui>
condition. it i. regerdrd half rnanufac- i
turcd This is the substance # the ou;
line Of The process proposed By Mr. Glenn
ems, end which he thinks will be put IN
operation &; Rockford, provided farmcrs
grow the fax.
r. e practical question was at once ask
ed, "Wha, wilt fax be worth delivered
At the mil, as above Described ?" Mr..
Clemens thought ST Per ton could be as.
sur"d for well growo samplas-with 50.
perior cultivation and care in harvesting.
6l2, or sl4 per ton nj ght be paid We
understood this TO be for the Ebre or fix
simply, after it had been relieved Of It's
bur,hen of seed. The seed would lie
worth from IS cent, to 81 IS per buShcl
Mr.. Clemens thought the minimum pro
duct per acre might safely Le put at Que
TON Of fax straw, aud eight bushels Of
seed the average considerably more
than that.
In soring fax. whom the fibre is the
object. as would be the case when grow
lag fer such a market, much more : cd
should be Sown than when the OH ct is
simply seed. 4 long, even Gtrc is de-
sired lie recommended sowing two
bushels of seed per acre (,hrce bushel,
or often sown and strongly recommend.
cd by some). The usual amount when
grown f,r seed Ia from one half hu he'll 10
three petks. He also urged that seed
from a crop grown for the manufacturer.
is much better to sow when the object is
70 produce a manufacturing fibre, than
seed obtained from q crop thinly sown
The fibre ofthe fax grown from the two
kinds 0! seed, even though the same
quantity per acre be sown, lie clai.us 70
he very unlike in character, quality and
value.
He did not regard il an cxhausiing
crop-uot more SO than other staple
G ops. Indeed, it should not be grown
on recently MANFRED land. \ cora crop
should be taken of first Our upland
prairie soils are emncntlv adapted t. its
wants, Mngm 5..
We regard this an important subject
10 the farmers Of Winnebago. tn IA
ciIi,ios afforded by the beautiful X Cd
River for such enterprises. and for the
employment of large population in the
various departments Of manufacture
should not be lightly regarded. Arl
every opportunity for creating a h,mc
market. adding to the industrial and con
sumin- population Of the country should
be improved I,is just wha. We most
need, ard the wealthy farmers of Whine