XVlll CONTENTS. 



PAGE 



marks of Stanislaus, King of Poland, on the Condition of the 

 Polish Peasantry — The Author equally advocates the Cause of 

 the Poor and of the Rich. 



Extracts from Ancient and Modern Writers on the Flax-Crop 70 

 Flax introduced into Britain by the Romans — Efforts of the 

 Legislature to promote its extensive Cultivation — Causes of its 

 Failure — Flax a double Crop — Its indirect Advantages are 

 greater than its direct — Amount of Flax annually imported. 



Letter of R. Somerville, Esq., on the Flax-Crop . . . 74 

 Desirableness of increasing the Quantity grown in Britain — Both 

 Flax and Hemp may be advantageously grown on poor Soils — 

 The Flax Crop in Holland — The Fibre of the Plant is not 

 injured by the Seed being allowed to ripen — Points worthy of 

 minute Investigation — The Author's Remarks on this Letter. 



Letter of Samuel Homespun to the ' Gentleman's Magazine' . 81 

 Agriculture in China — British Flax — Amount of Labour required 

 to work up the Produce of an Acre of Flax — Produce of an 

 Acre of inferior Flax — Of a medium Quality — The Linen Ma- 

 nufacture may be secured to Britain, 



Dr. J. Robertson on the Agriculture of the County of Perth . 85 

 Flax grown in various parts of the County — Sowing Linseed — 

 Flax-Steeping — How to save the Seed — Preparation of Lint. 



England's Improvement by Sea and Land .... 88 

 Linen made in Holland and Flanders — Employment of various 

 Classes in its Manufacture — This branch of Trade should be 

 introduced into England— Places that should be selected for this 

 purpose — Land in Warwickshire. 



The Golden Flax 92 



How to treat Flax intended for the Manufacture of Cambric 

 and Fine Lawn ........ 93 



Preparation of the Soil — Sowing — Subsequent Treatment — When 

 and how to pull the Lint — ^The Two-handed Wheel. 



Letter from a Dorsetshire Gentleman to the Secretary of the 



Bath Agricultural Society ...... 94 



Lands neglected that might be made to grow Flax and Hemp — 

 Flax grown on marshy Soils — Preparation of Land for the Crop 

 — Amount of Hemp and Flax annually imported — Advantages 

 attending their Growth. 



Dr. Smyth on the Agriculture of the County of Argyll . . 97 

 Our Climate and Soil well suited to the Growth of Flax — The 

 Productiveness of Estates depends on their Population — Choice 

 of Ground for Flax Culture— Watering Flax — The Seed should 

 be saved. 



