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Flax Seed (Linseed Crops) 1908-1910, 
— 1908. | 1909, | 1910, 
North America— Bushels. | Bushels. Bushels. 
United States ws| 25,805,000 19,513,000 | 12,718,000 
- Manitoba ... eS ive abs 281,000 317,000 290,000 
Saskatchewan... va oF 1,144,000 © 1,787, 000 3 - 000 
Alberta... ee atk a 74,000 | 109, 000 | 4,000 
Metco — iw ov ae dive 150,000 150,000 150'000 
; ; = | 
Potal ‘for N- America} | “97,454,000 | 21,876,000 | 16,670,000 
nd Mexico. eat | 
South America— | | 
Argentina... ... «| 43,333,000 | 41,291,000 | 28,212,000 
Uruguay ... ave eae we 723,000 | 522,000 | 600,000 
Total for S. America ...| 44,056,000. 41,813,000 28,612,000 
Europe— | 
Austria... a on 932,000 * 852,000 663,000 
Hungary prope er. bei we 180,000 200,000 164,000 
Croatia-Slavonia .. res ers 30,000 30,000 | ’ 
Bosnia Herzegovina a = - 4,000 4,000 | ,800 
Belgium er eh 300,000 300,000 300,000 
Bulgaria “a ois ,000 ,000 | ,000 
France... sen Pee See 722,000 436,000 416,000 
Ital oS ae 281,000 | 232,000 
Netherlands oes os ae 34 341,000 219,000 316,000 
Roumania... —... iis sat 180, 000 | 205,000 | 363, "000 
Bi proper... a avi 17,326,000 _ 19,767,000 
Po lan eee ee 903,000 | 948,000 ENE 
Northern Cancasin = ee 410,000 | $3,000 | fn 
Sweden < ia 22,000 21,000 | — 
- Total for Europe w+ { 21,362,000 = 848,000 | = 
as h Indi di | | 
Britis ndia inclu ing such : 
ae! A os po } | 6,528,000 11,554,000 | 17,104,000 
1 Asia . 495,000 966,000, — 
Siberia... si see ae 797,000 771 000 — 
Transcaucasia Sit ave oui 150,000 | 107 000 | _ 
Total for Asia... ...| 7,970,000 | 13,396,000 | — 
Africa— = 
aa ae eee i te -. 8,000 | 10,000 10,000 
 Sautiont | 100,850,000 | Les oat 
mide ea of the joecass of certain countries may. -be gleaned 
ne the fact that although the United States cultivates nearly 
24 millions of acres of flax annually for fibre or seeds, she imports 
between 7000 and 9000 tons of fibre each year to make good the 
deficiency. in her requirements, Germany. is credited with the 
