Flax culture; an outline of the history and present condition of the flax industry in the United States, and a consideration of the influence exerted on it by legislation

Edmund A Whitman, J. R Leeson

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MAIN LIBRARY AQRIG. OCFT FLAX CULTURE: AN OUTLINE OF THE HISTORY AND THEPRESENT CONDITION OF FLAX -INDUSTRY IN THE UNITED ANDSTATES, -A CONSIDERATION OF THE INFLUENCE 'EXERTED ON IT v BY LEGISLATION. BY EDMUND A. A.M.,WHITMAN, if OF THE BOSTON BAR, WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY J. R. LEESON. BOSTON : RAND AVERY COMPANY. 1888. R. LEESON.Copyright, 1888, by J. ltf*Ar RAND AVERY COMPANY MADE THIS BOOK. PREFACE. THIS volume aims to be brief, readable, and to the at issue name-;pertinent point that a on unneces-flax isly, duty imported and a hinderance to thesary, development of the and linen-manufac-flax-growing industries in the United States.turing The facts and which thisfigures upon is based are taken almoststudy entirely from of the United Statespublications and the has been toGovernment, object tell the so far as is in the story, possible, words of the Fre-government experts. references have been made forquent verification.ready M511720 CONTENTS. PACE INTRODUCTION ." 7 R. LEESON.By J. FLAX: ITS CULTURE AND USE IN THE UNITED STATES 17 FLAX CULTURE AS INFLUENCED BY LEGISLATION 68 APPENDIX 91 FLAX CULTURE AND USE IN THE UNITED STATES. AN INTRODUCTION BY R. LEESON.J. "THAT waits isdemand,"supply upon so as to have be-universally acknowledged a truism so as to makecome ; trite, indeed, tedious of a worn-outiteration a jarring someThere are, however, amongstring. that demandus who would seem to think is created This is, practically,by supply.

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• Flax
• United States

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• Publié par: les_archives_du_savoir
• Nombre de lectures: 25
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 9 Mo

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