SUBSTITUTE FOR COTTON.
FLAN-LIKE FIBRE. MUCH INTEREST .CAUSED IN LANCASHIRE. (British Official Wireless.) -RUGBY, Nov. 28. The discovery of a plant yielding a high percentage of fibre calculated to provide an alternative to cotton has created great interest in Lancashire and the demand for specimens of the fibre have far exceeded the'limits of im-mediately-available material, which is being cultivated in eastern English counties. Experts who have inspected specimens agree that if anything likeadequate production can be assured the fibre should prove distinctly useful. The xl ‘Manchester Guardian” says tho fibre is of the best order, is lustrous and in appearance resembles the flax, -while under the microscope it is almost indistinguishable from flax. It is reported that the dyeing of the yarn formed by mixing the fibre with cotton presents no particular difficulties.
Representatives of the large cotton interests of Lancashire, however, are awaiting more definite information regarding the prospects of production before further serious consideration of its commercial possibilities is undertaken. It is recognised that the new fibre would have the advantage in that if successfully cultivated the raw material would be reapable and would not be required to be picked or pulled.
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Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 30 November 1928, Page 5
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194SUBSTITUTE FOR COTTON. Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 30 November 1928, Page 5
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