New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-28
SELECTIONS FROM THE NAIL
AMERICAN FLAX GROWERS. WAKE UP!
YOU HAVE FINE OPPORTUNITY TO INCREASE
YOUR INCOME.

vol, HAVE 4 FINE OPPORTUNITY TO INOhh"'H
YOUR INCOME.
TO the Editor of The Tribnne'
Sir. seeing an article I'm Eastern and Western papers
relating TO the loss Of the great fax crop OF kussi
and the lutte crop OF India last Year. IL struoA "c
forcbIy that now was the time for the hax producers
Of our country to utilize their largo crop In shpph"S
the want which will DC seriously ieit III Tie 'e"'
| future. IN,
:, T. M. GENERALLY known what enormous quantities
n, e,x and other lbres are raised and utilized in com
mercc: our country alone produces somewhat over
million tons Of flax. the straw OF which mas Deeh mere
| tofore discarded as worthless. Tie East produces
about 100000 tons. twOthrds OF whlch Is fiised III
Russia alone The almost total crop failure Of Rlssa
and their using the scanty seed crop or 1000 durg
the famine canse seri0us shortage and will for
some wears 10 come. which means greatly advanced
prices, etc. 80 that is the time for our FAX
growers 10 avail themselves Of this great loss by com
Ing to the front and planting Immediately large nhA
crops With our climate and soil We can raise rs eood
fax fibre as any In Europe We have hcretoV:e as
carded the straw because could not compete Win
the cheap labor of Europe. but during the last icw
years our inventive genius has perfected treatment
and machinery that we can now produce and clean
fax fibre at much less than II be done by the
antlquatcd European method.
II in their planting and rcaplng our farmers VIII
adopt the following suggestions whereby they NAV
their straw rs we'll as SEED. their lHcOc VIII Uc
enhanced half
soil should be prepared very mellow. all humps &c
stroyed BY rollers or similar implement stones well out
OF way. Plant early. sowing from IL ~ bushels
OF naXsccd 10 the acre. Belgium seed Is best. the
continuous raising Of fax viii germnate foul weeds
To remedy this plant hemp every alternate year. or
some grain that will shade the ground and choke ont
weeds BY so doing they will have clean flax. When
the crop Is ready, reap by scfblndcr as near the
.nH lilo 4 nf III
FIBRE The best time 10 reap or pull fax straw Is when
seed begins to turn Hight brownSh color Then reap
and stack in shocks throughout the field. seed viii
then rpcn. Fibre Will be much finer. stronger and
the straw heavier coated. Farmers will realize BIZ
this method quarter seed than If the flax is
allowed TO ipcn fully before rcaplng. BY doing the
latter much seed will De shaken oil and lost.
BY adopting the above method and II straw Is run
through suitable thrcshng machines that Will keep
straight the crop will net the farmer one half more
than raised for seed only. There IS strong move
ment throughout the country To put up mills for the
encouragement Of this new industry IN the flax
ing districts and ready demand for the straw at from
III TO so per ton Will be created that instead Of
depending Europe for our FAX and linen supplies
We could keep In the United states ut least $4,000.
900 that We annually pay TO foreign countries and IN
the future may even ourselves become exporters Of
flax products.
Will briefly state here how our common flax fibre
can be utilized, not saving ANYTHING Of the textile
goods that can be made from the better grade. or
cotton crop requires 10000 tons Of Iurap, bale IL.
California uses 2l.5O0.OOO sacks yearly. The United
states Po>oflcc Department requires OF kind "
country $1,000 tons of binding Irvine These
and other articles. such burlaps. other tvinc.
lbres. costing this country 80 100000 annually our
fax and other ibrcs going 10 waste could more
than supply these great wants and at far less
Now-York. May IA. 1902.