Litchfield enquirer., 1863-02-26
Fiax(,s,ltuse.

Flax culture is al out 10 assume an inramrtanc' in the agricultural War t never Knew n is'fare this country. Aiithe niIcations of tib. illll- puiut win unerrsng csriai.ty ta inc fact tna the entire 0i hix Is lesfIn.l to 'n'coii,. one ' the most pro6 al e ani imp.,rt... az g. .hhS.. hS rrOdurtions in the eastern an,l Hiid lfT.. ., The pFospett tilat the wa m se1, F q. se, ii. indefint length Of time t!fTil.. su.tdan ria. thc production oi cott1r1ili and the price .s m ths eost al ray.dcr it inll,pra i've necssitS cotton tahr;ysha the il,rtli l., turn tn .ir tt en tor the -ne er0Wth an.l reduction of son tlsttf hbroas plant which vii prod c. a lev esIie fabric, ss suhstliute for c.pit,n Cot" b destined tu be scarce .ur yeais to eotiie ev is the War is drawn iO a sl e.sly Oe. ltM take years tv place. the culture ut LII cIto plant upun iis former as.s. Its cnlturt r.,- quires | vast amount of labur ,n c,liiil = inc wealthy planters Mhu have been the u gesf srssincets of this p'tice wh.ch h. ! hi her s----s---I--a.-<s.: :.'.-, .ss--- VT ru votld. have bsen impoverished by Ihe rb lilo and under the most fivola,l. clltn nst ,nces, |. wouid take long terio.l for them to arrive " she position they occueed b.fore the Wa - Cu,ipn is no longer king. Sasta,n,l by |; syst .m of lator an a,.n stic to fir eiouI, an 10 the march of ideas, II IS lJ,Ig been tl,ons and it's reign threaten :d with hfvveIthruw. If.A erems to have been selected by Providence n she means to be used in the overthrow of this irsrrt:s,us svrant. IL can be grawn upnitrver, kiIi si.... .all.y and plain in New England an shrcu-huut the entire nurih, anl especially iI- the fertile s..si of N estein New York. Falr r;rs manufactured from H.x possess a deci.l.ti sslvrussxe over lhose ns,le from cotton. The, gre nor. durable. present richer and better .rrrsrance, snd hcreai,er pron'sa to be r. 1 at . cust.
 st ix estu.aia,i that the raw material can l,, rrnsseesi at cosi of five cents per l,ound while costnn now ranges from thi,ty to sixt, cents per ponnd.
 In lie rro.ress of the ats. science and iuv-nsiaas. ihe old and laborons system oi brra. ing Hax hy ha Ii and rot.ina the sta k t oisain the fibre. is dUnc away with. X ma chine has been invented hy Il Mir Beach, .i Prnn Tan, which will cause an entire r.vp!u tiuss in this musie of sepsr,rng the fibre from the woody matter in the fix stalk By h. Irsx uf this machine tbe ,,lni as soon as it Is cut and .ir,e.l Is cat up and the seeds and he fLre srEesaitt. ilroduciae 6brou- mas. which is ready to be s, ua aud waven as soon Us |, ssu l.e bleached. One of these machine:. which cx,sss $jrO. will mannfartur. 200 to scn p,ustls al flax cation per day
 The fArlaars of Western New fo'k should Sivc tf sGi ct ef flax tu;aie that attehtfui. uhieh it's importsh'e ,i, ,naiids. lt must "i nser<siss. ,uter largely into tine ayrienl,ura nc. ssurt< If the state. ard tho-e who engage ir its cufsus. first xiI rsss;iz, the greatest pruil 1t is sssrsdy ile mssi rr5f'al'lc crop the far u.~r ean Iaise All wim wish toemter npm jts euitivaiion sload f possible, secure ,he't seed surins u tall and wlnt |.
 Fhx sec.i isnow worth B per hnshel in New Yesk. aud wsll rr.'ba ly sre.nii'y lnin. from S- to S5 r~s lss; T hy spring. Flax alls f,r tie manafsrsnrs pf ,inen fai,iics nre rapidly slriny ing i-so existence at ihe norih. and wil cpi. tiEue to incfsass ss lbc production oi' the Ii re uill wsIInif sush ite..nse. Ne iel.ve m estaili<hn'vnfot,k kh.dis already in working ,gtdrr at Isekrnrt and ti,e far.nrrs "t Nj. .,ra county are prela,ing to cultivate hax quit. extensively inc c.,,ning season.
 We hope the farmers of western N'.,. York xiil iu:iuiate this example. and snyage ex,en eiseip ia tie culinr ol fax. which will mol only be f.und higlly ,eaaneraii,r. hnt vii, add largely to the material wealth aud T petty u the (, untrv. nnd al,o give the de:ltb blow to sn vdiUus nionololy .- Eochestt,- Dem ocruf 1tf@s