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DICKSON ON THE PEOFITS OF 



waste. In this process, calculated at this rate, 2 J tons oi 

 straw (the produce of one ache of land) will give 114 stones 

 of clean, green Flax, and lGlbs. of tow. 



Flax (Dickson's 



Dr. £ s . d. 



To 114 stones of 



green Flax, at 



4s. per stone ... 22 16 

 „ 28 stones of tow 



at 2s. per stone 2 18 

 „ For liquid £5 



14s. , and for 



wages £4... ...... 9 14 



£35 6 



Liquid Process). 



Ok. £ s. d. 



By white Flax re- 

 dressed, 73 sts. 

 at 12s. 6d. per 

 stone 43 16 



„ 28 sts. of Flax- 

 wool at 7s. per 

 stone 9 2 



„ 99 sts. of fibre 52 18 

 „ Deduct cost of 



Green Flax, 



bleaching, &c... 35 6 



Nett profit £17 12 



The above profits show by the liquid process (from minute 

 calculation, and many experiments during the last three 

 years), that there is only one third in weight lost in converting 

 the 114 stones of green into 73 stones of white long fibre, 

 and therefore, 26 stones of carded Flax-wool. It must be 

 admitted by the farmers in Ulster that, as they cannot 

 average more than from 45 to 50 stones per acre by the 

 old system of steeping or retting, my system gives more 

 than double the profit, not only in money value, but in 

 weight of fibre. I challenge those who may doubt my 

 figures of calculation to an investigation, as I am ready at 

 any moment to work the machinery and process in their 

 presence. 



Many persons are not aware of the increasing demand and 

 consumption of Flax, and may doubt the likelihood of 



