and he expatiated on the high condition of the cattle and horses on this farm—for Mr. Hutton's horses share the linseed with the other live stock—and also on the state of cultivation of the land, which he declared to be perfectly astonishing, and attributable chiefly to the valuable manure obtained from the flax-seed. vibram five fingers He was satisfied, he said, that if the farmer who grew flax fed his cattle with the cooked seed, he would find it one of the cheapest and most effective feeding agents procurable, and that landowners would not object to the cultivation of flax on this system. It was the sale of seed, vibram fivefingers as well as straw, which was objected to. The evidence of two flax-growers, of twenty and forty years' experience respectively, was to the same effect. As to the manufacturers, they held out at thismeeting every temptation to the growth of flax, which the prospect of high prices could afford. Mr. Wilkinson, who was in the chair, insisted on the increasing demand in England, and declared that even before the war commenced, it had become evident to him and most other flax-spinners, that the price of their raw material, particularly of the kind which might be grown in England, would range high. He did not think the price had been much increased by the war; it would be high even if peace were declared to-morrow; the demand would continue such that prices would be kept remunerative, and it would be the interest of every farmer to grow as much flax as he could. five fingers shoes There were difficulties, he admitted, from the want of knowledge among the farmers, as to the best mode of cultivation, and the want of a market for the crop in the straw. To remove these difficulties, various plans were, he said, in contemplation; and he should not be surprised to see manufacturers in a position to pay a really good price for the straw. Of course, the nearer the straw was to the market the greater the price it would command; vibram five fingers shoes but he was of opinion that the straw would be found to sell at a good price, even if carried fifty or sixty miles. At that distance from Leeds, he believed straw would be worth á4 to á5 per ton, upon the spot. The climate of England, and Ireland too, he considered more favourable to the growth of flax than that Of Russia. The flax of Russia was the weakest in the world—that of England the strongest. The flax of England was worth 60 or 70 per cent, more than that of Russia; while the grain of Russia was worth nearly as much as that of England.This is all very encouraging; but it is evident that the spinners are firing guns of distress, in anticipation of a short supply; and it may be that when the farmers have embarked largely in the flax culture, vibram five fingers sale the bright side of the picture may be reversed; they may then find that the market is glutted, and that the spinners are acting upon the commercial principle of buying where they can buy at the lowest rate. vibram five fingers kso When engaged in some inquiries on the subject of flax a year or two ago, we found á2 10s. a ton talked of as the average price for flax in the straw; and the á4 and á5 a ton, now inposse, may be found in practice to melt down to á2 10s. again. If, therefore, the manufacturers wish to promote the cultivation of flax at home, they must give hostages to the farmers, by coming forward with the capital to establish retteries, and thus open a market for the flax-straw at the farmers' own doors—that is, within such a distance as that which he carries his other produce to market. Farmers will have no faith in retteries fifty or sixty miles off. On the other hand,