MARKETING FLAXES 151 



Example 9. Dutch flax is bought in Rotterdam at 104 

 stuivers per stone, ascertain the equivalent cost in pounds 

 sterling per ton. 



Stuivers per stone x Stones per ton. 



Then "*XMO_ = ^ ^ 



1 X 20 X 12 



No. of stuivers in pound stg. 



132. SUMMARY OP FLAX PRODUCTIVE RESULTS 



A. Flax Seed for Sowing 



1. Weight of 1,000 pickles of air-dried seed = 4-4 to 4-8 grammes. 



2. Germination of good flax seed = 90 to 95 per cent. 



3. Purity of good flax seed = 92 to 95 



4. Dimension of seed = ^ in. in length, ^V m - m breadth. 



5. Quantity of flax seed per statute acre = 7 pecks. 



B. Average yield of Straw, Bolls, and Fibre per statute acre 



1. Fresh pulled green straw with bolls =765 stones 



2. Dry straw with bolls = 357 



3. Deseeded dry straw (rippled) = 225 ,, 



4. ,, dry retted straw =180 ,, 



5. Scutched flax 32 



6. Rescutched tow = 11 ,, 



7. Total flax fibre =43 



C. Average yield of clean Bolls and Seed per statute acre 



1. Clean dry bolls =112 stones 



2. Clean dry seed =57 ,, 



3. Clean chaff, small and broken seeds =53 ,, 



4. Dust and waste = 2 ,, 



The green flax plant contains 50 to 56 per cent, of water, 

 42 to 46 per cent, of organic matter, 1-3 to 1-6 per cent, of ash. 



The dry flax straw contains 25 to 30 per cent, of bast fibre 

 the balance is wood and skin. Flax properly handled should 

 yield 18 to 20 per cent, of clean scutched flax and 6 to 7 per 

 cent, of clean re-scutched tow. 



Many special examples could be given which appreciably 

 exceed the above average yields ; and conversely there have 

 been instances unfortunately much below the results tabulated 

 above, but which are nevertheless well within the reach of 

 flax growers who exercise a reasonable amount of diligence, 

 judgment and care. 



