. Agriculture in Canada; modern principles of agriculture applicable to Canadian farming to yield greater profit. Agriculture; Agriculture; cbk. WESTERN FARM IXC. 239 Flax is destined to be an important crop in the Fia* Culture. West. It can be grown to perfection on newly- plowed prairie sod by the following method: Plow the sod early in spring about four inches deep; then roll and harrow. In a few days cultivate with a spring-tooth cultivator or disc gang plough. See Ills. 47 and ij8. Again harrow to make a fine tilth on the 139. pulling Flax. Flax should be sown the early part of
. Agriculture in Canada; modern principles of agriculture applicable to Canadian farming to yield greater profit. Agriculture; Agriculture; cbk. WESTERN FARM IXC. 239 Flax is destined to be an important crop in the Fia* Culture. West. It can be grown to perfection on newly- plowed prairie sod by the following method: Plow the sod early in spring about four inches deep; then roll and harrow. In a few days cultivate with a spring-tooth cultivator or disc gang plough. See Ills. 47 and ij8. Again harrow to make a fine tilth on the 139. pulling Flax. Flax should be sown the early part of May Seeding, either with a disc drill or a broadcast seeder (see III. 140), at the rate of half a bushel per acre. If sown on the surface with the latter, harrow with the lever spike-tooth harrow to cover the seed. The time to harvest flax is when it is quite ripe. Harvesting. It is not necessary to bind flax, but rather cut it with a self-rake reaper (see III. 80) and handle it loose. An average crop of flax seed is from 12 to 20 bushels per acre, according to the condition of the. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Rennie, William. Toronto W. Rennie
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