. Soils and plant life as related to agriculture . Agriculture; Soils; Plants. 282 SOILS AND PLANT LIFE The value of the hnt lies in its cheapness, flexibility, uniformity and wearing qualities. It is spun and woven with ease into nearly all kinds of fabrics. The hulls of the seeds are used for fuel, as a fertihzer, as a feed for cattle, and for paper stock, while the oil is used in the manufacture of oleomargarine, as a substitute for olive oil, in lard compounds and for other culinary purposes. The cake left after the oil is extracted, or the meal made from it, is used as a feed for stock an
. Soils and plant life as related to agriculture . Agriculture; Soils; Plants. 282 SOILS AND PLANT LIFE The value of the hnt lies in its cheapness, flexibility, uniformity and wearing qualities. It is spun and woven with ease into nearly all kinds of fabrics. The hulls of the seeds are used for fuel, as a fertihzer, as a feed for cattle, and for paper stock, while the oil is used in the manufacture of oleomargarine, as a substitute for olive oil, in lard compounds and for other culinary purposes. The cake left after the oil is extracted, or the meal made from it, is used as a feed for stock and as a fertilizer. Flax 214. How and where Flax is grown. — The production of flax has moved westward and northward as the newer parts of the Mississippi Valley have been set- tled. The pioneers have broken up the prairie sod, and while they were waiting for it to decay sufficiently for wheat to grow, they have raised a crop of flax. This new land has hitherto been abundant enough to supply the amount of flax required in this country. Flax thrives and is raised principally in northern Europe, where a cool, moist atmosphere exists. This explains in part why the states of Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota produce the greater part of the crop raised in this Fig. 124. — Flax plant and 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 Cunningham, Jules Cool, 1879-; Lancelot, William Henry, 1874-. New York : Macmillan
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