From t 

 to In- r< 



Knmi the above ii-mvs. it certainly appears that the S-kela sowing i- 

 to be recommended. In everv case the increased produce much more 

 than compensated for the additional oiitlav in seed. 



As regards the (|iiality of the fibre, the time of pulling appeared 

 to lia\e little etfeci . In every case, however, it \vas noticed that the 

 fibre from the most thickly sown plot was lighter in colour and *ofter 

 io the touch than that from the other plot*. 



"The seed obtained from the various plots in the two ! 

 harvests wa* examined a- to oil content with the following result* 

 ; petroleum ether was nse<l as Solvent ) : 



"There i- thus no Lrreat difference in the oil content. Thi> is in 

 accordance with the results obtained bv Kvre and Fisher* in Kmdand 



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'They found that during the last i \venty-t wo davs I he oil coiilent 

 only increa*ed hy i' 4 .") percent. It is therefore not surprising that no 

 considerable increase wa> found in the seed from (riiemmei/a where 

 th<' interval was oiilv live davs. 



"It would appear that in England much less seed was employed 

 for sowing. In Kyre and Fisher's experiment. 1 cwt. per acre, or 

 roughly ") kelas per feildan, \\a> considered as "thick" sowing. 

 while their "thin" sowing uas at the rate of only 70 His. per acre, or 

 approximately l\ kelas pel- 1'eddAn. Possihly this dilfei-ence, is due to 

 climate or to the fact that a larger variety of lla.x was used. 



"The oil content of the different varieties of flax varies consider- 

 ably, and it is pointed ,HII in the above-mentioned paper* that it is 

 e**enti:d for both grower* and buyers to reali/e that the value of the 

 seed depend* on the oil content, and on that only. The farmer who 

 throws linseed must understand that he is ivallv ^rowini;- oil. and must 

 select his seed with this object ill view. 



"'<. V II. p. II' i i 



