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Gazette Of The United States
New York, New York County, New York
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Connecticut Journal advice by AGRICOLE: Sow 1-1.5 bushels flax seed per acre for typical 160 lb yield; example of 5 bushels on 2 acres (halves) produced 500 lb fine flax per half, tripling output with seed cost offset by extra seed.
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It is to sow on good land, from one to one and an half bushel of seed on an acre of ground. "They that sow sparingly shall reap sparingly," is a maxim well applicable to our farmers who raise flax. I believe the general produce of an acre sown at this rate is, on an average, one hundred and sixty weight of flax when dressed. And this flax is generally short and coarse.
A Gentleman of undoubted veracity, in a neighbouring State, lately gave this account.—"That he had two acres of good ground, which he designed to sow with flax; and that one of his neighbors asked the privilege of sowing it to halves, which he granted, on condition that he should put five bushels of seed upon it;—he accordingly did—and that in autumn he received for his half, five hundred weight of well dressed flax;—that it was very long, and much finer than common."
This is more than three times the quantity of flax that is commonly raised from an acre of ground, with only the additional expense of one, or one and a half bushel of seed. But this expense would be more than compensated by the additional quantity of seed produced.
If this hint should prove of any service to those who cultivate flax, I shall think this not written in vain.
AGRICOLE.
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one acre typically yields 160 weight of short, coarse flax; half acre with five bushels seed yielded 500 weight of long, fine flax.
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Advice on sowing flax: use one to one and a half bushel per acre on good land for average 160 weight yield of short, coarse flax. Anecdote of gentleman in neighboring state who sowed five bushels on two acres (to halves), yielding 500 weight of long, fine flax for his half, more than three times usual with extra seed compensated by additional seed produced.