INCHCLUTHA
FOLLOWING the NZBS documentary programme on the Roxburgh hydroelectric project which was heard from 4YA last week, two additional programmes about the Clutha river will shortly be broadcast. The first, Island in the Clutha, describes farming conditions in Inchclutha, one of the most fertile pieces of land in New Zealand, Inchclutha consists of 8,000 acres of phenomenally rich alluvial soil-its topsoil is up to 40 feet deep in places-and extensive cropping "is carried out, producing potatoes at 20 tons to the acre, swedes at 80 tons fo the acre, and choumollier shoulder-high. Dairying, cattle fattening, and fat lamb rearing are the main source of income. Two farmers are’ interviewed in the programme, which was made possible through the assistance of Field Officers of the Department of Agriculture. The second programme, Golden River, describes the history and geography of the area through which the Clutha flows, from its source to the sea. Farmers living along the river are interviewed, and mention is made of the 50,000-odd acres of! irrigated farmland, with Public Works’ engineers dis-» cussing the future of irrigation "in the district. These programmes are * also being broadcast by Radio New Zealand, the shortwave station.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 21, Issue 530, 19 August 1949, Page 18
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