Millard County Chronicle | 1913-07-31 | Page 2 | Flax is Not "Hard" on Land |

Type	issue
Date	1913-07-31
Paper	Millard County Chronicle
Language	eng
City	Delta
County	Millard
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Article Title	Flax is Not "Hard" on Land
Type	article
Date	1913-07-31
Paper	Millard County Chronicle
Language	eng
City	Delta
County	Millard
Page	2
OCR Text	Show FLAX IS NOT "HARD" ON LAND Idea Galna Aocsptanoe Because of Two Reasons for Decreased Production Produc-tion Moist Soil Best It ha long been thought that the trowing of fiajr. was "hard on the and." TbI Idea ba no foundation ia fact; nor I there any reason for ad-Bcrlog ad-Bcrlog to It The Idea ha gained ae reptanee becaua of tbe two reasons for decreased production. One of these 1 f.ax wtlt. a fungous disease, which kills tbe young plant and saps the rigor of the older ones. The other is the meager root system of the flax, which demand a stood ly amount of I va liable plant food. For theae reasons, rea-sons, flax will do best upon a soil In which there I a large percentage of organic matter; a soil well supplied with moisture and free from flax-wilt Slsease; and these condition are largely under the control of the farmer. far-mer. .
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