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Flax from Canada - Part One: Growing Flax

Flax from Canada - Part One: Growing Flax

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jan 1, 1947

Runtime

0h 21m

Genres

Documentary

Original Title

Le lin du Canada - Première partie: La culture du lin

Production Companies

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

Director

Maurice Proulx

Description

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.