Linen Flax Fibre
A start has been made with the production in New Zealand of linen flax fibre, and reports received by tile Department of Agriculture indicate that experimental Crops grown in Marlborough and Canterbury have proved the suitability of soil and climatic conditions for the growing of this useful crop. The department is said to be alive to the importance of linen flax production in this country, and strenuous efforts are being made to increase its growth. Linen flax should not be confused with what 1 3s commonly known as New Zealand flax, which is much coarser and more closely related to hemp. Linen flax is used for the spinning of the fine yarns from which tableclbths and bed .are woven, and for thp manufacture of the fine, yet very strong, linen threads largely used in the sewing of boots and shoes and clothing, and many other commodities of everday use. 1
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20185, 1 March 1940, Page 9
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153Linen Flax Fibre Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20185, 1 March 1940, Page 9
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