FLAX CULTIVATION.
AN INTERESTING COMPARISON. The Poroutawhao flax swamp, the flax from which, some time ago was of poor quality, to-day is producing some of the best leaf in the district. This, a local miller informs us, is due to the fact that about three years ago a fire sweft over this area and destroyed all the weeds. The'roots, however, being damp, were well protected, and the consequent growth of flax has been amazing. In conclusion, the miller said in his opinion it wa§ a fallacy to believe that flax would grow well in any swampy area if the roots were just planted among the raupo and reeds. The best results were obtained by planting flax on cultivated land. An example of this was to be seen in the Poroutawhao district where a miller had planted flax in a swampy area amid weeds and also on a piece of cultivated land adjoining. The flax on the cultivated land was now ready to cut whereas the leaf in the swamp was still very small and would be unfit for cutting for at least another year.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 3841, 6 September 1928, Page 3
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184FLAX CULTIVATION. Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 3841, 6 September 1928, Page 3
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