Flax from Canada - Part One: Growing Flax

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.

Country:

Canada

Genre:

Documentary

Duration:

21 minutes

Year:

1947

Director:

Maurice Proulx

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Company:

Ministere de la Colonisation et de l'Agriculture de Quebec,

Service de ciné-photographie du Québec

Cast:

Crew:

Technical Supervisor

Director