 | Agriculture - 1765 - 502 pages
...COMMERCIALS. 455 Of the Choice of Lintfeed. The brighter in colour, and heavier the feed is, fo much the better : that which, when bruifed, appears of...the heart, oily and not dry, and fmells and taftes fweet, and not fufty, may be depended upon. Dutch feed of the preceding year's growth, for the moft... | |
 | David Henry - Agriculture - 1771 - 478 pages
...fuited, the feed is next to be examined ; that which is heavieft and brightelt in colour i$ the beft ; that which, when bruifed, appears of a light or yellowifh...frefh in the heart, oily, and not dry, and fmells and tafles fweet, may be depended upon. Frefh Dutch feed is preferable to all others for the climate of... | |
 | William Winterbotham - America - 1795 - 558 pages
...the growth of the flax, fliould be removed. The brighter in colour, and heavier the feed is, fo much the better ; that which when bruifed, appears of a...the heart, oily and not dry, and fmells and taftes fvveet, and not fufty, may be depended upon. Dutch feed of the preceding year's growth, for the moft... | |
 | Great Britain. Board of Agriculture, John Smith - Agriculture - 1813 - 532 pages
...directions on the subject. Care must be taken to have good seed, plump, fresh, and of a bright shining colour. The brighter in colour, and the heavier, the better. That which, when bruised, appears of a light or yellowish green, and fresh in the heart, oily, and not dry, and smells... | |
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The brighter in colour, and heavier the feed is, fo much the better : that which, when bruifed, appears of a light or yellowifh green, and frefh in the heart, oily and not dry, and fmells and taftes fweet, and not fufty, may be depended upon. 