Flax from Canada - Part One: Growing Flax (01/01/1947)

Production : Ministere de la Colonisation et de l'Agriculture de Quebec, Service de ciné-photographie du Québec

Synopsis

The cultivation of flax, long and complicated, requires constant precautions and care. This document describes the different stages of this culture, from tillage and fertilization of the soil to uprooting, retting, braying, stacking, retting and, finally, shipping to the factory.