125 On the Culture^ ks'c. cf Flux, Apiit 



at this day, deferve to be diftinguifljed as eminently im- 

 proved. 



The elucidation of thefe fubjecls will occupy the fu- 

 ture numbers of the Rural Inquirer; and any hiiUs or 

 information, from perfons verfant in t}»e practical huf- 

 bandry of Scotland, will be received with pleafare. 



R. 



TO THE CONDUCTORS OF THE FARMER's MAGAZINE. 



GENTLEMEN, 



Agreeable to my promife, I fend you another Paper upon 



the Flax Hujhandryy ivhich^ I trujl, will be acceptable to 



your Readers. The climate and practice of Ireland being 



nearly allied to the climate and praBice of this country <^ it is. 



hoped that this communication nvill he found of greater utility' 



to the Groivers of Flax^ than the elaborate, and in many 



refpecls valuable Report of Mr Conful Durno, refpeEling 



the Prujfian, Ruffian, and Pclifh Htfhandry, iufertcd in 



your lafl, 



' I am, &c. 



N. 



On the Culture, ^c. of Fla^<, from the PraElice of Ireland. 



A GOOD crop of flax may be expected from any ftrong 

 clays which are fit for the growth of corn. Potatoes are. 

 generally the crop which precedes flax ; but turnips^ 

 beans, or any manured crop, may be confidered as good 

 preparatives. It is eiTcntial that the ground fnould be 

 in fine tilth, and as free from weeds as pcffibie. Light 

 Hubble lands, efptcially fuch as have been long in till- 

 age, may, by proper preparation, bring a crop ; but are 

 not proper for the culture of flax, as the crop feldom 

 comes to maturity. The ftalks, before they are fit for 

 pulling, turn to a reddilh colour, called firing in the, 

 ' ' ' north. 



