POOR LAND MADE PRODUCTIVE
(By Telegraph.—Press Association.) WESTPORT, Sunday. Nearly 100 spectators attended a demonstration by officers of the Cawthron Institute yesterday on an experimental plot of "pakihi" land at Fairdown. The work done there was explained by Professor T. H. Easterfield, director of the institute, and by Mr. T. Kigg, assistantdirector. . .This land, formerly considered unproductive, is now carrying a good growth of mixed grasses and flax. The results of the experiments are regarded as most promising.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19291209.2.179
Bibliographic details
Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 291, 9 December 1929, Page 18
Word Count
78POOR LAND MADE PRODUCTIVE Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 291, 9 December 1929, Page 18
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Auckland Star. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Auckland Libraries.