EXPERIMENTS WITH FLAX
PLANTATIONS AT TAB UNA. MORRINSVIT/LE. Dee. 1. The manager of the Iliamos Valley Fibre Company’s mill at Taluina, Mr •Firth, is conducting some very interesting experiments to determine which is the best flax for cultivation for the purpose of milling. He has planted an area with practically even- known of New Zealand phormium tenax, the plants coming from all parts of the Dominion. Some were raised from seed and others grown from fans. The experiments will take about three years to complete, as the plants have to grow to full size. The leaves will then be out, weighed, milled, weighed again, scutched and the finished fibre finally weighed. The plants have already been growing nearly a year, ami so far the variety showing most promise is a black-edged leaf from the hills of Lyttelton, which is also found near Christchurch.
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Hokitika Guardian, 3 December 1928, Page 3
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143EXPERIMENTS WITH FLAX Hokitika Guardian, 3 December 1928, Page 3
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