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PROFITS OF GROWING FLAX. 



The following statement was read at an Agricultural Market Din- 

 ner, at Market Hill, Armagh, on the \4th December, 1843. 



Produce of three Statute Acres of Flax. 100 stones at 15s. 

 751. ; each stone calculated to produce 5J Ibs. of dressed flax 

 in all 550 Ibs. spun to 30 hanks to the lb., will produce 

 16,^00 hanks. About 158 females will be employed 12 months 

 in spinning, at the rate of two hanks per week (six working 

 days) ; wages for spinning each hank, about Is. 8d., or nearly 

 Id. per diem for each spinner. This quantity of yarn would 

 make 210 webs of cambric pocket-handkerchiefs, each web con- 

 taining five dozen. About 18 weavers would be 12 months 

 weaving this quantity, allowing each man a month for each 

 web (17J weavers exactly) ; wages per web 2/. ; or from 9s. 6d. 

 to 10s. per man per week. About 40 females would be em- 

 ployed 12 months in needlework (hemstitch or veining) ; each 

 could do one handkerchief on each working day ; wages, 8s. per 

 dozen, or 8^. per day. The goods, when finished, would be 

 worth 27. 10s. per dozen. 



158 spinners 12 months, or 52 weeks, at about 3s. 4d. 



per week 1369 6 8 



18 weavers 12 months, at 241. per annum . . 420 



40 needlewomen 52 weeks, at 4s. each per week . 426 



216 persons employed. 



Amount of wages 2195 6 8 



Cost of flax . . 75 



2270 6 8 

 Value of 1050 dozen handkerchiefs, at 21. 10s. per 



dozen 2625 



Profit . . . . 354 13 4 



On saving of Flax Seed. From Irish Farmer and Gardeners 



Magazine. 



Mr. Wolstenholme sowed, early in April last year, fifteen 

 Irish acres with Dutch seed of excellent quality, purchased 



