Flax and Hemp: Their Culture and ManipulationG. Routledge, 1854 - 158 oldal |
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2. oldal - He shall not strive, nor cry, neither shall any man hear his voice in the streets ; a bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench ; till he send forth judgment unto victory.
4. oldal - And the flax and the barley was smitten : for the barley was in the ear, and the flax was boiled. But the wheat and the rye were not smitten ; for they were not grown up.
107. oldal - It is pleaded by its enthusiastic advocate, that the system ot feeding stock upon linseed is simple in practice, powerful in effect, and applicable to every grade of farmer ; and that it is more important, if possible, to the breeder than to the grazier, if we may judge from the remarks of the duke of Buccleuch, at a meeting of the Dumfries Agricultural Association ; and from the miserable spectacles that appear in our cattle-markets — spectacles at variance both with humanity and judicious management....
102. oldal - Ibs. of crushed barley be sprinkled by the hand of one person upon the boiling mucilage, while another rapidly stirs and crams it in. After the whole has been carefully incorporated, which will not occupy more than five or ten minutes, cover it down, and then throw open the furnace door; should there be much fire, put it out.
87. oldal - Ibs. ; this, spun to 30 hanks to the pound, will produce 16,500 hanks. About 158 females will be employed twelve months in spinning, at the rate of two hanks per week (six working days), wages for spinning each hank about Is. 8d., or nearly Id.
103. oldal - ... and as much as possible forced into some boiling mucilage, containing the same quantity of linseed, but a fourth less of water than would have been prepared for dry barley. Care must be taken lest the sprouts are suffered to grow beyond the prescribed length, or the quality will be materially injured; therefore it will be necessary to destroy their growth, by passing the barley through the crushing mill.
104. oldal - ... the remainder must be prepared in the same way. As the mass increases in the tub it should be pressed firmly down, in order that it may retain the heat as long as possible.