Sinopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1922 Excerpt: ...costs, while the remaining 10 per cent. went in bleaching and finishing expenses. So over and above the prime cost the manufacturer was gratified if he reaped 10 per cent. for his own profit. It is probable that if any attempt were made at present similarly to distribute the costs of manufacture, it might be allocated as follows:--66 per cent. to raw material; 22 per cent. to spinning and weaving combined; and probably about 12 per cent. to bleaching and finishing. These estimates, however, are distinctly arbitary, since there is no general standard. This matter of fibre yield is also a factor of importance. Taking our flax when pulled green at, say, 5 tons to the acre, it lost about 20 per cent. of its weight in drying tory processes, another and de-seeding, and then probably 20 per cent. of the remainder in retting. In scutching there is a further great loss; so much so, that the farmer brings to market only about 34 stones out of his original 800 stones (i.e., 5 tons) pulled in the field. In fact, he has only 5 per cent., and henceforth even this minimal bulk must be reduced in the many successive processes of manufacture. So when you look at a dainty feather-weight cambric handkerchief, you virtually see the soul of the flax plant. It is well that these figures should be understood, since they reveal how really important is this question of the marketing, and especially the buying of flax. The permanent features which contribute to the value of the cloth begin with the raw material of which it is made. Primarily the qualities of the finished product must be based on the character of the flax. The Belgian grades are fine, long, and of excellent colour. Irish flax is famed for its good colour, softness and fineness. Italian flax is more lustrous than most...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1922 Excerpt: ...costs, while the remaining 10 per cent. went in bleaching and finishing expenses. So over and above the prime cost the manufacturer was gratified if he reaped 10 per cent. for his own profit. It is probable that if any attempt were made at present similarly to distribute the costs of manufacture, it might be allocated as follows:--66 per cent. to raw material; 22 per cent. to spinning and weaving combined; and probably about 12 per cent. to bleaching and finishing. These estimates, however, are distinctly arbitary, since there is no general standard. This matter of fibre yield is also a factor of importance. Taking our flax when pulled green at, say, 5 tons to the acre, it lost about 20 per cent. of its weight in drying tory processes, another and de-seeding, and then probably 20 per cent. of the remainder in retting. In scutching there is a further great loss; so much so, that the farmer brings to market only about 34 stones out of his original 800 stones (i.e., 5 tons) pulled in the field. In fact, he has only 5 per cent., and henceforth even this minimal bulk must be reduced in the many successive processes of manufacture. So when you look at a dainty feather-weight cambric handkerchief, you virtually see the soul of the flax plant. It is well that these figures should be understood, since they reveal how really important is this question of the marketing, and especially the buying of flax. The permanent features which contribute to the value of the cloth begin with the raw material of which it is made. Primarily the qualities of the finished product must be based on the character of the flax. The Belgian grades are fine, long, and of excellent colour. Irish flax is famed for its good colour, softness and fineness. Italian flax is more lustrous than most...
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