[{"id": 92721, "created": "2016-03-14T10:45:14.794335", "project_id": 212, "task_id": 40492, "user_id": 427, "user_ip": null, "finish_time": "2016-03-14T10:45:14.794358", "timeout": null, "calibration": null, "external_uid": null, "media_url": null, "info": {"other": "The pictures' captions are: COTTON (above) and FLAX (below).", "translation": "Plants of World Economy\r\n\r\nIn this issure, the topic \"plants of world economy\" will be continued with a record of fibre plants.\r\n\r\n1. Cotton\r\nCotton is gained from the capsule of the cotton shrub which is cultivated in the warm zones of all continents. When ripe, the seeds' white hairs well out of the sprung capsules in dense flocks. Now the capsules are gathered and dried, and with the help of machines, the seeds are separated from the 5 cm long hairs. After that, the cotton hairs are pressed together with enormous pressure so that they will take up as little space as possible during transport (cotton bales). From cotton, cotton wool, yarns and fabrics of all kinds are manufactured, as well as guncotton and other explosives, and artificial silk and paper. The seeds yield cotton oil (coton oil) which was formerly used exclusively for making soap and grease but nowadays is also used as cooking oil. \r\nCotton is the raw material for one of our most important industries. The most important providers are America, Egypt and India.\r\n\r\n2. Flax\r\nIt is one of the oldest European fibre plants. Rests of flax fabrics have been found in our pile-dwellings. In our country, the blue-blooming flax fields attracted attention everywhere beside the green meadows and the yellow grainfields. The farmer families were proud to own as much white linnen from home-grown and home-spun flax as possible. Due to the import of cheap cotton fabrics and the competition because of artificial silk, flax culture decreased a lot.\r\nThe flax stems up to 40-100 cm high contain very tough bast fibres which can be excellently used for spinning. To extract these fibres from the other parts of the stalk, they are either put into water, set on the lawn into the dew and rain or they are treated with diluted acids. The loosened stalks are dried and broken, the released bast fibres are swingled and hackled and afterwards spun to gain threads. The fabrics made from flax are called linnen or linen. From the oily seeds, linseed oil is produced which is used for the production of oil paints, varnish, printing ink, putty, cork carpets (linoleum) and soap. Flax is planted in large quantities in Russia, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Ireland, North America, Egypt, India, China and Manchuria.\r\n"}}, {"id": 105609, "created": "2016-09-09T21:26:57.594453", "project_id": 212, "task_id": 40492, "user_id": 138, "user_ip": null, "finish_time": "2016-09-09T21:26:57.594479", "timeout": null, "calibration": null, "external_uid": null, "media_url": null, "info": {"other": "I am not sure if Lin actually denotes a plant in English, but linseed is a known word and is the seed of the flax plant.\r\n\r\nThe pole dwellings in Germany are neolithic buildings similar to crannogs, but located on lake shores, rather than in the middle of the water.", "translation": "Plants of the Global Economy\r\n\r\nIn this edition, the topic \"plants of the global economy\" shall find its conclusion.\r\n\r\n1. Cotton\r\n\r\nCotton is won from the pods of the cotton plant, which is cultivated in the warm zones of all continents. At the time of ripeness, the white wool of the seeds bulges from the burst pods in thick flakes. The pods are picked, dried, and the seed are separated from the 5 cm long wool strands using machines. Thereafter, the cotton wool is compressed under immense pressure, so that they use the least space possible during transport (cotton bales). Cotton wool, yarns and fabrics of all kinds, gun cotton and other explosives, as well as artificial silk and paper are manufactured from cotton. The seeds produce cotton seed oil (Coton oil), which was previously exclusively used for making soft soap and soap, but nowadays is also used as cooking oil.\r\n\r\nCotton is the raw material of one of our main branches of industry, The most important suppliers are America, Egypt and India.\r\n\r\n2. Flax (Lin)\r\n\r\nIt is one of the oldest European fibrous plants. Remainders of flax fabric have been found in our pole dwellings. In our country, next to the green meadows and the yellow grain crops, the sky-blue  flax fields were notable everywhere. Farming families put their pride into filling their chests with as much homegrown and homespun white linen as possible. Following the cheap imports of cotton cloth and the competition from artificial silk, the cultivation of flax has been severely reduced.\r\n\r\nThe 40-100 cm tall flax stems contain very tough bast fibers, which are perfectly suited for spinning. To separate the fibers from the rest of the stem, they are submerged in water or exposed to dew and rain on the lawn or treated with acids. The loosened stems are dried and broken, the released bast fibers are swayed and heckled, and afterwards spun into yarn. The fabrics made from flax yarns are afterwards called linen or canvas. The oily seeds produce linseed oil, which used in the manufacture of oil paints, varnish, printer's ink, glazier's putty,  linoleum floor coverings, and soap. Flax is cultivated on a large scale in Russia, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Ireland, North America, Egypt, India, China and Manchuria."}}]