Peanut Industry Planned in Jamaica
Peanut yield at the rate of-two tons to the acre has resulted from an experimental plot laid out in peanuts in Jamaica. In consequence it is expected that a thriving new peanut industry will be launched and many acres put into cultivation for this purpose. , Rice is also receiving some attention, as both rice and peanuts are imported into the island while the two commodities might be raised at home. Rice cultivation is at present being carried on by East Indians, who thoroughly understand the worki
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Manawatu Times, Volume LV, Issue 7322, 4 September 1930, Page 3
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91Peanut Industry Planned in Jamaica Manawatu Times, Volume LV, Issue 7322, 4 September 1930, Page 3
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