Growing "Dry" Rice In
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New Britain
ACCORDING to an article in the “North Queensland Register,’’ dry rice is now being grown : in New Britain.
It is stated that this rice was intro duced by the Japs, who grew and har vested it extensively. It is supposed to be fast growing, good bearing and re quires little rainfall. Planters are re ported to be growing it to feed native labour, as cost of rice from Australia is prohibitive.
A planter from Bougainville,,, however, has never heard of experiments with dry rice and does not know anyone who is growing it. , But. he says, as planters in that dis trict are finding it harder to get labour than to get rice, perhaps that is not sur prising.