NEW ZEALAND FLAX.
Miss Bella Cross, M.R.A., has for several months beep engaged investigating with regard to New Zealand flax and the possibilities of developing the flax industry by the application of more scientific methods than ha«e hitherto been employed. She gave an interview to a reporter at Christchurch. She said she was not concerned with the mechanical side of the industry; the best methods of extracting fibre in a commercial form must be determined by the engineers. Her object was to discover which variety of flax would prove most profitable for cultivation, giving the largest and most valuable yield of fibre, and which localities were best adapted for the growth of one of the most important sections Her research would be preparation work to provide a directory to all publications bearing on the subject. As yet, no such work had been compiled, and no index works of reference were available.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9682, 5 January 1910, Page 4
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151NEW ZEALAND FLAX. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9682, 5 January 1910, Page 4
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