FLAX
A, Unthrashed Straw; B, Retted; C, Cleaned or Scutched; D, Hackled or Dressed.
(Photograph of C. R. Dodge).
HACKLING FLAX BY HAND
The "Tow" Is Seen at the Left and a Bunch of "Flax line" on the Bench.
(Photograph of C. R. Dodge, Special Agent U. S. Department of Agriculture.)
Characteristics of Linen