ITEMS FOR FARMERS.
As evidence of the prieos now rulin"; foi- stock, a Taranaki p'ippr cites n- u-oll-.'uithenticaiorl record of -i roeent sale in Iho Taranaki district of 500 fat eaWV. in nno lot out of the paddock at £20 per head. Tin- "Argus" .soys that at the prosent time there, is a very keen demand for diiiryiu'z land within a throe-mile radius of Eltham. During _ the last throe or four weeks seven dairy farms, in flose. proximity to Eltham. h;>vo changed h:md«. * The total purchase money a«£rop*itft<l £35,350, the jivern.p:o pric,!.- obtained working out at approximately £50 per acre. The next oroDpinp: potato this season at Weraroa Experimental Farm ■ has been " Maori Chief," yielding 14 tonfi per aern. and the tubers being of good size and quality for table use. "Gamekeeper " was ii. second, with 12 tons per acre, and proved the host blight-resistor. Seasonal condition.o, generally have be<m adverse for potatogrowing at the farm.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXVI, Issue 8465, 2 June 1916, Page 7
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156ITEMS FOR FARMERS. Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXVI, Issue 8465, 2 June 1916, Page 7
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