FORTY ACRES OF RICE PLANTED IN EIGHT MINUTES. 'I he aeroplane is used extensively in agriculture in Sacramento Valley, where rice is sown from the air while men on the ground guide the 'plane over the "air furrows." The planting of the grain in this manner eliminates the draining of the paddy fields which is necessary in hand planting.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 229, 27 September 1935, Page 10
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59FORTY ACRES OF RICE PLANTED IN EIGHT MINUTES. 'I he aeroplane is used extensively in agriculture in Sacramento Valley, where rice is sown from the air while men on the ground guide the 'plane over the "air furrows." The planting of the grain in this manner eliminates the draining of the paddy fields which is necessary in hand planting. Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 229, 27 September 1935, Page 10
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