Miles of Lettuces
An interest in agriculture led Mr. G. 11. Holford, of Wellington, to visit those areas concerned with vegetable and fruit growing on the Pacific Coast of America during a recent overseas 1 rip He told members of the Palmerston North Rotary Club that he had seen in one place 300 acres of asparagus, in another 4000 acres of peaches and further on no fewer than 22,000 acres .of lettuces, forming almost a continuous belt for mile upon mile.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 19990, 15 July 1939, Page 7
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81Miles of Lettuces Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 19990, 15 July 1939, Page 7
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