asked the Minister for Lands and Agriculture if his Department can give any information at present to prospective flax growers in the Saorstát as to quantity and quality of the various brands of fibre-producing flax seed available for sowing next season.
CEISTEANNA—QUESTIONS. ORAL ANSWERS. - FLAX GROWING IN THE SAORSTÁT.
replying: The Department of Agriculture have already instituted enquiries as to the quality and quantity of flax seed likely to be available from Continental sources for sowing by Irish flax growers during the coming season. The results of these enquiries, when complete, will be published for the information of seed importers, merchants and prospective growers in the country.