Table of Contents: Letter of Transmittal --- Letter of Submittal --- Flax Culture for Fiber (Field experiments in 1891 [Results of the experiments] – Methods of culture – Soil selection – Preparation of the soil – Rotation of crops – Quantity of seed sown – Sowing the seed – Weeds – Harvesting the crop – Season of growth – Saving the seed – Retting and cleaning – Special needs of the industry – Summary of results – Flax culture in Virginia – Conclusions) --- Flax Culture in the Northwest (Flax culture in Wisconsin and Minnesota) --- Flax Culture in Ireland and Belgium (Flax in Ireland [Selection of the soil – Preparation of the soil – Seed – Cost of production] – Flax in Belgium) --- Flax Culture in Austria-Hungary (Soil – Succession of crops – Preparation of the land – Manuring – Flaxseed – Sowing – Hoeing – Diseases of the flax – Harvesting – Treatment after harvesting – Retting – Bleaching – Breaking and scutching – Results of flax cultivation) --- Appendix A.—Flax Culture in Russia --- Appendix B.—Statistics of Flax Culture in the United States -- Index.