A French air line has established a. regular service between France and Indo-China. The rapid growth of a crop of maize sown by Mr. R. Perkins at Whciuuipai lias caused universal comment, writes the Auckland Star correspondent. The maize was sown on November 29, din. bleep, on new ground. In seven days it appeared, and when measured on December 23, 17 days afterwards, the stalks measured from 19 t,o 38in., the general length Ix'ing about 27in. Some of the crop had grown at the rate of 2Rn. a day. No rain had fallen during that, poriod, but probably the ground was hot ,nnd moist the whole time, and the maize -was thus forcedI’forward. 1 ’forward. It- wits sown unsoaked, and only 2cwt. of manure was used to the acre.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18283, 29 December 1933, Page 11
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