On the cultivation of flax; the fattening of cattle with native produce; box-feeding; and summer-grazing . to inspect the flax-mills of that country, which resulted in the construction of the machinesto which allusion has just been made. How far their establishment inEngland may be rendered permanent, it is impossible to predict. Butone circumstance is worthy of notice, viz.—that an application has al-ready been made by the Irish Flax Improvement Society, for the di-mensions and other particulars of the portable scutching-mill. We maytherefore fearlessly foretell the great utility of such mach
On the cultivation of flax; the fattening of cattle with native produce; box-feeding; and summer-grazing . to inspect the flax-mills of that country, which resulted in the construction of the machinesto which allusion has just been made. How far their establishment inEngland may be rendered permanent, it is impossible to predict. Butone circumstance is worthy of notice, viz.—that an application has al-ready been made by the Irish Flax Improvement Society, for the di-mensions and other particulars of the portable scutching-mill. We maytherefore fearlessly foretell the great utility of such machines in theNorth of Ireland, where complaints are loud against the imperfectmanagement of flax at the stationary mills; and also to the South,where the farmers are incapacitated for growing flax, by reason ofhaving no mills to prepare the fibre for market. To the Flax Improve-ment Society of Ireland we are deeply indebted for our present ad-vancement. The National Association would therefore rejoice, shouldthe plan of our mill prove, in any degree, a return for favours oftenreceived. MACHINERY. 341. Scutching-mill ready for Travelling. Hand-scutching. By the introduction of machinery, the Association is far from de-siring to supplant the original design of dressing flax by hand: forthey are of opinion that the finer descriptions of flax ought not to besubmitted to the operation of the mill, and strongly recommend theformation of schools for the instruction of youths in the art of hand-scutching, sorting, and general management of the crop, at the Ipswichand other depots connected with our Association. Hand-spinning, In the desire to promote the spinning of linen yarn, no idea is enter-tained of successful competition with flax-spinning mills ; the objectbeing simply to introduce the wheel into Schools, Orphan Asylums,Magdalen Institutions, and amongst that part of our population whichwould earn nothing through any other means. For instance, the yariispun by the child of seven
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