Linen . < : S ^. ,fi 9l Flax in the Field broken by careless handling and some adhering to the shives. This waste, known as codilla or scutch-ing tow, is used in normal times for spinning yarns fortwines, canvas and other articles. However, nowadays,with flax at a premium, much of it is re-scutched andspun to constitute what are known technically as towwefts. Much ingenuity has been applied to theimprovement of scutching machinery with a view tosaving time and labour, and to producing as little shortfibre or tow as possible. An acre of fairly good flax is estimated to weigh whenfreshly pull
Linen . < : S ^. ,fi 9l Flax in the Field broken by careless handling and some adhering to the shives. This waste, known as codilla or scutch-ing tow, is used in normal times for spinning yarns fortwines, canvas and other articles. However, nowadays,with flax at a premium, much of it is re-scutched andspun to constitute what are known technically as towwefts. Much ingenuity has been applied to theimprovement of scutching machinery with a view tosaving time and labour, and to producing as little shortfibre or tow as possible. An acre of fairly good flax is estimated to weigh whenfreshly pulled about 5 tons. In drying it loses about55 per cent, of its weight; other processes reduce theweight further, until finally the yield of fibre is onlyabout 51 per cent, of the weight of the green other words, the farmer-grower will be happy if fromhis 800 stones (, 5 tons) of pulled flax he now is ableto bring to market just 50 stones of fibre. In the scutching mills it undergoes a second similar?roc
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