DAMAGE TO WHEAT
EXPERIMENT IN DRYING (P.A.) CHRISTCHURCH. Feb. 23. The wheat and flour controller, Mr. R. McPherson, said that the losses of wheat because of the heavy rain and flooding would be serious. He could not say what it would be until a survey had been made by officers of the Department of Agriculture. Ho said an experiment was to be made with the drying of wheat, which had not been done in New Zealand on a large scale before. Mr. McPherson said that. apart from crops that were down, much of the wheat in stock and even still standing was sprouting or would sprout if it were not dried. He did not think that there would be heavy loss in the grain already harvested and bagged on the farms. If the drying experiment were successful, it would not be possible to handle all the grain which should be treated.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 21646, 23 February 1945, Page 4
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