The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1882-07-29
Flax.

uftlUlc uVOn tho W VI WIN ioi
fiber, and IL was and Is asubject OF con
siderable importance. But II receives
but comparatively little attention, for
there Is u very prevalent disposition TO
shirk the labor necessary to produce an
article that manufacturers can use.
To do this requires a greater degree OF
care and the adoption OF more thorough
methods than the majority OF the farm
ers seem willing to give or adopt The
production OF seed alone appears to be
sufficient to satisfy the most Of those
who grow the crop. In the article we
published. and to which We have ro-
icrrcd, IL may be remembered that
mention was made Of the fact that at
| one time n company Of eastern capital
| lists erected q lax mill in a section Of
the West In which there was fifty thous-
and acres annually under TAX. but that
tho enterprise had TO be abandoned.
Now to one who Is inexperienced, IL
would be supposed that such a section
would guarantee the success OF n flax
mill. There was the mill and there was
the flax. Yet the undertaking was a
failure. And whyp Because the farm
ara Of that section wouh not grow flax
for the fiber. The company said the
farmers would neither pull the flax,
keep the straw straight or treat Il as II
deseryed-that they seemed TO be con-
tent 10 raise fax.for the seed only. In
thus doIng or rather in thus not doing.
The farmers OF this section certainly did
moi act in accordance with their own
interests. One Of the great drawbacks
N tho cultivation Of flax for the fiber.
Il the want Of market In many sections
The business Of manufacturing, which
At n time assumed considerable pro.
portIons. has declined, as Is we'll
Known and a market for the tibcr Is not
always ACCESSIBLE. But in This instance
No warket was brought 10 the very
door ~ ths iiax orower. and Il il near.
Iv unaecountable that he did not
,nat. adv,ntage ~ II. II Il estimated
hat sha neglect IN pmw tlax for Tho
fiber mon he n million Of acres de,
voted 10 the crop In this country, on.
tails an a-ggrsoate loss Of about twenty.
Eve m,llInns 81 dollars. n sum. AS will
ha Admitted of suaicient im~portance
~ .s,racs attention. 70 the subject Of fla,
rros,rr far shc fibcr. Ths time 4
eaw;nr vvher WI shall no be satisfied
!, ~ snacr this annual waste. and In thu
~asnssn,s ,hs iran,r;es which fro.
> aa.," ssma ~ - In rafarcrcc 10 IA,
: quunuy -. $50 ~" nossj with inter
, ss.s snrsss, hsy indicate thai there Is 4,
: ss s;n~ ,nscres, N f,ax culturc and
ssn;a "a .sst;rg shsmselyes in
, ,o a halfway that will sooner or late
: Lead ,phandso,ne rewards. After awhile
! In th,s great fertile West, where crop
nres - mxurI.ntlv' with A minimum
e.. and lahor- wa shall learn /,
anau,,~a hv : more thorourh systeu
IN tho growing Of ali crops. Now W
,s,ri Wa snresd ont over b
: s.v scrna and losc the interest upoI
Q az. .,sa ~ ! grsst deal 81 our land. h
me go. nnr f.rms n viel,
b .nss cv.Jr.iI ,hcre 4 4 rcf6rr
}. NOR. !. *. Sssae,;or n 4 tru
n pros'ss sasv .los ana thorouo
ns s-'hsh,~ n.ssr h. csfsl
!; ,s,oI" MI. H. r,rch Land N,
:, leneu, wn s- 80. q :. viii simnl
= We ~" m, shs American farmIn
oos"rs = 100 ',r,cIligcnt 10 perm
Popu 'nss.a !" a. ~o an eyen n tbel
;, Iecs,e ssa,5cns IN Al %. wifi
y sa ,u. s@r~r.ssscv esort /" chec
q ou, = s'cn.ns ~ m .,yort tho 20,
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version a. ia con,
eoh n.la n n.irtto nrojuce db,
4 Try Wih naN1 t 81 lii !