Successful farming : a ready reference on all phases of agriculture for farmers of the United States and Canada . y plowedland flax is seeded broadcast at the rate of one-half bushel per acre, andcovered by harrowing. It is thought better to fall-break sod, and to providea better prepared seed-bed the following spring by thorough disking andharrowing. In this process the sod should not be loosened from its place,and the roller is frequently used to compact the seed-bed and keep it smoothand also level to facilitate the covering of the seed at a uniform depth. Where flax is grown on old land it
Successful farming : a ready reference on all phases of agriculture for farmers of the United States and Canada . y plowedland flax is seeded broadcast at the rate of one-half bushel per acre, andcovered by harrowing. It is thought better to fall-break sod, and to providea better prepared seed-bed the following spring by thorough disking andharrowing. In this process the sod should not be loosened from its place,and the roller is frequently used to compact the seed-bed and keep it smoothand also level to facilitate the covering of the seed at a uniform depth. Where flax is grown on old land it follows corn to good advantage, and 224 SUCCESSFUL FARMING the seed-bed may be prepared by disking and harrowing in a mannersimilar to preparing the land for oats. In recent years a seed drill hasbeen used for seeding flax with good results. The seed should be coveredfrom one-half inch to an inch deep. Thin seeding encourages the branching of the plants and withinreasonable limits encourages large yields of seed. On land foul with weedsit is better, however, to seed somewhat thicker to prevent weed develop-. A Field of Flax in ment. When flax is grown chiefly for the fiber one and a half to twobushels of seed per acre are used. Harvesting and Threshing.—Flax may be harvested either with theself-rake reaper or self-binder. When harvested with the reaper the gavelsshould be rolled and set upright. The heads become entangled in such away as to hold the rolled gavels together. The straw is frequently so shortthat it is necessary to cut as close to the ground as possible, and this callsfor a level seed-bed that will facilitate close cutting with cut with the binder the bundles should be set in small, loose shocksto facilitate drying. The highest quality of seed for market demandsthreshing from the shock as soon as it can be safely done. Threshing is done with the ordinary threshing machine and necessi- 1 Courtesy of Webb Publishing Company, St. Paul, Minn.
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