THE FLAX INDUSTRY.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1653, 21 January 1913, Page 8

THE FLAX INDUSTRY.

I Of Tecent years the. harvesting' of the flax leaf in',the principal milling districts has been pl'aced. on an economical and effective basis, but according to a leaflet just {issued ,hy, the Department bf'.Agriculture, ■ the. present tneUiod -of milling hemp requires'considerable improvement, especially in connection with'the extraction of the fibre in an .unimpaired . condition. The rvital part of the; process is the stripping, 'and here'it is that., improvement is most desired, but up to the present this has not .'been effected to any great extent., A number 'of improvements have 'been adopted,, but these deal mainly with the after- processes, .of washing, etc.- The extraction of the -fibre from its vegetable; covering, by ■means, of a hard-beating.process, reduces th«'strength-of-the fibrel is not thoroughly effective in.its' design, and. produces a large amount of waste .material. It was : with the object' of bringing to the aid of millersof phbrmium fibre some pfoce'ss which would enable;the'fibre to.be secured, in an unimpaired, condition, at the same -time assuring this at a minimum of cost, {that'tho.New Zealand Government decid.'ed to offer a" substantial bonus («B12,000) .for'an improved process. The particulars governing this are set out.in the leaflet in question. , ■"•/ • ' • The naturhl results of the use of Parton's Milk Coolers are'.bigger cheques from the Factory. :As this-is the experience of a .good .many, dairy farmers, there is no reason why you should not lja so fortunate—if you only instal Parton's Coolers. Full particulars concerning these Milk Coolers will be sent by lAlbert .Tj'Parton, CartertOn. —Advt. A WINNER OF COMPETITIONS.' The Egg-laying competitions for 1910-11 and 1911-12 were both won; by pens reared on "A. and P." Chick-Raiser.. The first essential for profitable poultry keeping. Obtainable from all Storekeepers.—Advt;