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