AGRICULTURE IN AMERICA
INVESTIGATION BY SIR G. FULLER. By Telegraph—Press Assn —Copyright. A. and N.Z. New York, April 5. Interviewed, Sir George Fuller said that he spent some time investigating the irrigation project in Southern California, Imperial Valley, and Texas, the Murray scheme being closely patterned upon it. The development of the American irrigation undertaking was truly remarkable, and had convinced him that money devoted thereto was money well spent. Sir George was also impressed by the ' work done by the Agriculture Department !of California in connection with fruitgrowing, particularly the use of aeroplanes for dusting orchards with insecticides. Experts there were not yet decided that the best possible results were being obtained from this, but the work nan so promising that he had written to the New South Wales Minister of Agriculture outlining the methods. The latter would determine whether they were applicable to Australian conditions. ® ; » George Fuller is sailing for London.
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Taranaki Daily News, 9 April 1928, Page 7
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