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Flaxseed - Early works to 1800

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    New methods of improving flax and flax-seed and bleaching cloath. By Thomas Turner

    Turner, Thomas, fl. 1715. | Date: 1715
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    Advertisement. The Dublin Society has ordered the following account of the extraordinary produce of flax-seed, to be published, in order to let people see what increase and profit they may expect, if they sow their flax-seed thin, and manage their gronnd and flax in the proper manner. Philip Ward, living within two small miles of Belturlet in the country of Cavan, sowed in the beginning of last May, but two bushels and half a peck of flax-seed on one plantation acre, and hade a returne of twenty two bushels of clean good seed, ...

    Royal Dublin Society | Date: M.DCC.XXXIII. [1733]
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    Short rules and observations for sowing of lint-seed and hemp seed : and for pulling and dressing the flax and hemp.

    Handyside, George. | Date: 1729

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