A start has been made with the production in New Zealand of linen flax fibre, and reports received by the Department of Agriculture indicate that experimental crops grown in Marlborough and Canterbury have proved the suitability of soil and climatic conditions for the growing of this useful crop. The department is said to be alive to the importance of linen flax production in this country, and strenuous efforts are being made to increase its growth. Linen flax should not be confused with what is commonly known as New Zealand flax, which is much coarser and more closely related to hemp. Linen flax is used for the spinning of the fine yarns from which tablecloths and bed linen are woven, and for the manufacture of the fine, yet very strong, linen threads largely used in the sewing of boots and shoes and clothing, and many other commodities of everyday use.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 1 March 1940, Page 2
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