Collection Of Lupin Seed

Chronicle (Levin), 13 December 1949, Page 4

Collection Of Lupin Seed

Glean seed. from the 6'omfftoir j! yelldw ffowerihg tfee' lupM grow- \ ing ifi th'e cdSstaf distficf^ ih the Mamawatu gcrid1 dh fiia'ny dther parts 6f th'e New . Ze'a'lafid ddastj j line is rdduirM by the MifiiSlry df !; | Works for use' ih stahifrsih'g drid holdirig' ^Srfd'-dufld' l'afM' dhd sah'dy wastes yrMeh tcy the j! coastline out from Levin and furS ther north towards Wanganui. |'The Ministry of Worlcs is anxious phrchase in lots of not less tlian 20 l'bs. this lupin seed at {j, ls 6d per lb. . It should be delivere'd to the Works JDepartment $ Ofhce's at Waitarere Beach or Ldvih. ;! \ The seed' should be collected a& 1. sodn as it is ripe, which i§ ifi&rm- !; ally from Christmas. onwafdsv andr I; I after threshing should be- wfn-- !; i nowed or sieved and be reasohabiy !' ! eleah before being taken to the S ! Publfe Works Office. Only ripia 5 1' seed will be accepted and this i'» \ 1 j"ust under one quarter of an inch !;• in di'ameter and of a darkish col5 our- . " ' * , ■ > The seed tsyals a> rttlb plairited on ;! the sandy a~rea^ after .mdrfdfh Jr gras^' has been estabiished. Exj! periments ha^e' how been dafliedl 'I out using an aefoplarie to .plaht the seed and thes.e experiments have proved highly satisfactory. !; Aftef sufficient supplies are ob- > taihed this season much more 5 extehsive use will be made of ;1 1 pianting by aeroplane. j! | It is hope'd by this- means td1 !; stabilise and hold large areas of \ sandy land which is now on the !; mdve1 under the heavy winds experiehced on the coastline, and ;! which is moving inland and de- . stroying much of valuable pasture lahd.. 1 flelp from school cmldreh and others in collecting lupih seed and suppiying it to any Of tho Pti'blic > Works Offices given ^bove will be 'A fa step in assisting in coriserving ;! the land and the country's mosfc valuable agricultural ihdustry.