Show the flax eel crop according to reports received by bradstreets alio prolonged drought 1 responsible for a curtailment of flaxseed the flax plant which in this country 1 grown almost entirely for abo seed is produced largely and as tar commercial purposes anro almost entirely in the northwestern states west of the mississippi river minnesota south dakota iowa nebraska and kansas figure prominently in tho order named in production of estimates to acreage planted thia year vary considerably sider ably but the general conclusion appears to be that alio llio acreage planted waa not much in excess of that of last year except in the 0 kansas which 1 a comparatively small producing region the weather for growing ia sported to have been quite unfavorable the early planted seed having fared best while tho later crop was injured by dry weather except in kansas where conditions appear to havo been generally favorable the outlook appears to be for a considerable decrease in yield compared with last year and the year before last in minnesota iowa and south dakota the three heaviest producing states th reported decrease varies from 10 to sto per cent |