Lot 1 consisted of 910 lbs. of flax straw, marked Puget Sound 

 flax, two bushels of imported Riga seed sown per acre. This 

 straw arrived in good condition and showed care in culture and 

 handling, but was sown too thinly. It was also allowed to become 

 too ripe before pulling, and was reported as being sown too late 

 in the season. Had it been sown thicker, and pulled earlier, the 

 fiber would have been much finer and of a much higher price. 

 We divided this lot into two parts of 445 pounds each, and num- 

 bered them one and three. 



NO. 1— IRISH SYSTEM 



Once watered. 



455 pounds was put in pond 

 the 17th of June, and removed 

 first of July, fourteen days in 

 steep. 



YIELD 



455 lbs. dry straw yielded 

 60 lbs. of scutched flax. 

 7 lbs. scutched tow. 

 1 lb. tow combings or 



13.1% scutched flax and 1.75% 

 of two combings. 



NO. 3— BELGIAN SYSTEM 



Watered twice. 



455 lbs. was put in pond for 

 first steep 17th of June and re- 

 moved the 27th, ten days in 

 steep; after drying was again 

 put in steep 1st of July, and 

 taken out the 9th of July, 81/2 

 days in second steep. 



YIELD 

 455 lbs. dry straw yielded 

 651/2 lbs. of scutched flax. 

 71/5 lbs. scutched tow. 

 1 lb. combings. 

 14.39% scutched flax and 

 1.81% tow combings. 



MARKET VALUE. 



The market value of this flax 

 was £55, sterling per ton 

 ($275) per ton. 

 per lb. 



Combings £18 sterling (90) 

 per ton and the tow £13 ster- 

 ling ($65)) per ton. 



The market value of this 

 flax was £69 sterling ($345) 

 per ton, equal to 15.4 cents 

 per lb.; tow and combings 

 same as No. 1, £18 sterling 

 ($90) per ton, and the tow 

 £13 sterling. 



HACKLING RESULTS. 



60 lbs. flax yielded 



6 lbs. dressed line worth 

 141/2. 



20 lbs. dressed line worth 

 17c. 



8 lbs. dressed line worth 24c. 



2 lbs breakings worth 10% c. 

 Total dressed line, 36 lbs. 



36 lbs $6.40 



Tow 1.13 



651/2 lbs. scutched flax yielded 

 1 lb. dressed line, worth 



141/2. 

 10 lbs. dressed line worth 



17c. 

 28 lbs. dressed line worth 

 24c. 

 3 lbs. breakings 10 Vic. 



Total line, 42 lbs $ 8.89 



Tow 1.33 



7.53 



$10.02 



58 



