 | Society for the Promotion and Improvement of the Growth of Flax in Ireland - 1850 - 106 pages
...be very carefully done, as inattention will reduce the value of the straw, and yield inferior fibre. The flax stems should be put together in bunches,...from sticking to each other in lifting. It should be stooked as soon after pulling as possible, and never allowed to remain over night unstooked, except... | |
 | 1851 - 560 pages
...be very carefully done, as inattention will reduce the value of the straw, and yield inferior fibre. The flax stems should be put together in bunches,...and roots alternately, which prevents the seed-bolls frura sticking to each other in lifting. It should be stocked as soon after pulling as possible, ¡an!... | |
 | John Forbes Royle - Agriculture - 1855 - 444 pages
...the straw, and yield inferior fibre. The Flax stems should be put together in bunches, about one half larger than a man can grasp in one hand, spread a...from sticking to each other in lifting. It should be stooked as soon after pulling as possible, and never allowed to remain overnight unstooked, except... | |
 | United States. Congress. Senate - United States - 1862 - 1092 pages
...the inside of tlic sheaf is dry. The stems should be laid together in bunches, about once and a half larger than a man can grasp in one hand, spread a little, and laid on i Inground in rows after each puller, the bunches laid with tops and roots alternately, which prevents... | |
 | Alex Johnston Warden - Fiber plants - 1867 - 840 pages
...up for drying in large sheaves, the straw is much injured, the outside stalks being much discoloured by the heat of the sun before the inside of the sheaf...lifting. It should be stocked as soon after pulling ns pot&ible, and never allowed to remaiu overnight unstooked, except in settled weather. The stocking... | |
 | Canada. Legislature. Legislative Assembly - 1854 - 792 pages
...Schenck's or Watt's patent systems. The Flax stems should be put together in bunches, about one- balf larger than a man can grasp in one hand, spread a...the bunches laid with tops and roots alternately. The stocking should go on at the same time as the pulling. The handfuls, as pulled, are set up, resting... | |
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The flax stems should be put together in bunches, about one-half larger than a man can grasp in one hand, spread a little, and laid on the ground in rows after each puller ; the bunches laid with tops and roots alternately, which prevents the seed-bolls... 