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Evening Post, Volume CIII, Issue 83, 8 April 1922, Page 6

According to latest advice the, area of tobacco grown in the Dominion is increasing. At the tobacco farm at Eiverhead, in the Auckland province, over sixty acres are under crop this season, while in the. Brightwater district, of Nelson, thirty acres have been planted, on ton different farms. The areas vary from half an acre to three acres. The crop in the last-named district has been affected' by a period of very dry weather, but the plant has proved drought resistant, and, it is stated, that very satisfactory yields wilt bs harvested (says the Mail). Sample crops grown, laet year in Nelson, and which were purchased by a local firm for manufacture, have given entire satisfaction. A member of this firm recently stated that Nelson-grown tobacco was of the desired' silky texture, and that its burning pro: perty was satisfactory. He also stated that the aroma and flavour were of exceptional quality. In addition' to tobacco grown in the districts vieferred to, the crop is being grown this season by a well-known lob&cco firm at Pukekoha.