GROWING OF RICE.
POSSIBILITY IN HAWKE’S BAY
(Per Press Association.) HASTINGS, November 2
An experiment which may result in the establishment of a new primary industry in Hawke’s Bay is now being embarked upon in Hastings. The proposal is to test the possibilities of growing rice, and, if it can be grown, whether it can be ripened and harvested. The idea emanated from a visit to Australia by Mr J. AVattie, of Wattie’s Canneries, Ltd., who was impressed by the development that had taken place in the rice-growing industry va Australia and in particular m the vicinity of Leeton, in New South Wales. He was given a sheaf of ripened nee during harvesting time there, and it lias been decided to plant this seed in two small beds at Cornwall Park to see if it will grow and mature in this district. Mr Watte considers climatic conditions in this part of Hawke’s Bay very similar to those in the Leeton district, and, judging from his examination of their products, such as peaches and pears, the productivity of the soil is measurably better than in New South Wales.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 58, Issue 20, 3 November 1937, Page 6
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