FIBRE SUPPLIES FOR AUSTRALIA
PORT MORESBY. All Australia’s burlap requirements may in future be provided by New Guinea’s developing fibre industry, according to Department of Agriculture officials. , „ . ~, Agricultural stations throughout the territories have proved that kenaf, a member of hibiscus family, grows successfully there. Machinery has been purchased .from America, capable of processing fibre froom jute, ramine and sun hemp as well as kenaf. These machines can cultivate and harvest rice as well as process fibres, and will be set up in Papua to treat rotating crops of kenaf and rice. The Department of Agriculture has planted kenaf seed at several farms, and is keeping it under observation for any indication of disease. —Reuter.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19510418.2.11
Bibliographic details
Press, Volume LXXXVII, Issue 26399, 18 April 1951, Page 3
Word Count
114FIBRE SUPPLIES FOR AUSTRALIA Press, Volume LXXXVII, Issue 26399, 18 April 1951, Page 3
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Press. 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 Christchurch City Libraries.
Log in