Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1863-01-23
Froaa thr Mass Fsrmer.
We Must 70 % Raising Flax.

We have Always Advocated the raissnC 81
more fax than our farmers have raisc1 for
many wears past. but NC have plead with
h;tle effect The l0w price. and superabun- I
dance Of cotton. was in the way We could
make the cheap cotton supply the pisce Of
linens. and. although they would not wear
80 long. nor do as much service any vay.
a. good linen. yet the low Price. and The
ease with which Il came 10 our hands nade
II more economical 70 buy often. thAa to 20
70 the labor and trouble Of growing fax and
manufacturing II by hand. Buf tunes have
changed. and. A. a natural consequence. ne
must change our labOrs. % Ear ~ 20 bring
the Gax culture back uPOn our farms again.
Cotton. throagbiss Scents has Committed
suicide. II has been wounded In the
- house Gifts friends They tried 10 make
il kiag. but = cotton nag Is a poor mon
ARIA Ii is very Useful and convenient
servant. bat The world and It's people lived.
very comfortably and happy too. before
cotton Vas known \ great deal. either in
tee eomnercial or domestic world. While
fax was considered Indispensable As \ con
tributor to the comforts and necessities Of
LIE.
Owing 70 Yankee ingenuity in the in
vention Of the cotton gin. aud the power
shade. ard gained a tai ascendeney. So
infatuated did Its votaries become. that.
Ike Nebuehadnezzar. they thought thew
we're rulers Of the universe. and could put
the whole world under their feet.
Il Is possible thar their insanity. Ike that
Of the crazy king above named NAV be-
come cured by efkoient d,Pisrioa and rnea-
ger diet. Cotton Is now sixty cents per
pound. and all the fabrics made from pa.
per up 20 muslin. must. OF course take a
corresponding price. To obviase this. and
relieve our necessities. Ne must AGAIN open
the fax culture. and ogen l. too on a scale
corresponding 20 the demand for IL. For
the single purpose Of manufacturing paper
from 4. We think IL wiu become 4 highly
renunerating crop. We all know that
linen paper Is the best. the strongest and
the most durable. The farmer need not
fear the labor It's culture demands. for the
improvements which have. within f~w
years been in the node Of dressing. arr
preparing II Tor manufacturing are such a.
20 take away more than one half Of the hard
work 'shieh used 20 be required in puliine.
rotting, breaking, swinging and hafcheiiing
II before il was ready for market sud use
Where the soil IS clean. or not much infes-
ted with weeds. fax. when ready for har-
vest. may be reaped. or Graded. or even
moved. The improved modes Of rotting
Il, viii reduce the bark or The oatside cover
ing Of il in two or three DAYS. and machine
" operated BY horse. water or steam DOW
er. viii break IL and relieve the fibre from
IT'S covering al ready for spinning in 4 very
easy and expeditions manner - there i.
little else for the farmer % 10 than 20 sou
and harvest IL. which he can do With the
same amount Of labo- that he besfows uron
wheat, barley or any other grain ~
Perimen;s have for some wears past been
very successfully conducted. which prepare
from the fax fibre. what Is called d" Tax
cotton substance which. % the eve. has
every appearance Of cotton Il however
requires different kind % machinery %
span it-thOugh for the purposes Of paper
making. Il Is then al ready for use. Mr
Alien. q Rhode Island. and his associate.
are stat experimenting in tins line. and have
already reduced the PREPARATION q FAX cot
ton 70 system, and Ar urging its adoption
a. regular branch o. production and nan
uiarture in New En-land. Nov is the time
Tor thea 20 press the subject upon ~ with
redoabied faith and real. and nov i the
tune for la farmers. throughout the free
States. 20 listen 20 thea. and AID them an
al tie res; Of Us By the Abundant pro8u~-
tlon Of fax which shall supply The % plen-
tlful Lack Of cotton. Il can Be easily
raised among us. Il requires only q fair soil
and simple culture. IL requires no tropical
sun 70 grow O. O. ripen ~. T. rruuires
neither The sweat q the slave nor the lab
Of the overseer 70 gather and prepare IL for
use. IL requires no impoverishrncnt q TIE
sol. no change ia ihe routine Of farm op-
erations. Your LAID can be laid down 10
clover or grass With 10 a. vel a. with grain.
IL requires only moderate share a. fa.th.
snd corresponiing amount o. good works.
ard Tie tang Is done.
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