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Becoming Big Business
Grape growing for wine is a booming business on the rich land near Gisborne, but in addition to sun and soil, grape growers need all the information they can get on the establishment and care of their vineyards.
A field day was held recently on the property of Mr Stuart Lawry at Matawhero where lectures and demonstrations were given on the training of vines and the control of diseases and pests in growth.
A field of young vines makes excellent progress on the rich soil at Matawhero.
Paul Pollock of the Department of. Agriculture and Don McKenzie (right), Technical Officer of the N.Z. Fruit Growers' Federation, Hastings, gave lectures on the care of vines.
Frank Berrysmith, chief viticulturalist of the Department of Agriculture, Auckland, spoke on the treatment of diseases and pests.
Don Miller, soil conservation officer, M.O.W., Napier, demonstrated strainer assembly for grape vine training.
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