J|, is not an exaggeration to say that tons of vegetables have been grown on the slope of the outer Domain near Auckland Hospital by unemployed men under the scheme which was inaugurated in September last. Planting was on a big scale, and included' 10,000 cabbages, an acre, of swedes, 1000 tomato plants, and (5000 lettuces. The harvest has been remarkable. Off the garden was taken 25281 b of beans, 20001 b of tomatoes, four tons of potatoes, one ton of cucumbers, and 208 sacks of cabbages. Within the next few months there Avill he big supplies of parsnips,, carrots, and swedes. As soon as an area is cleared of vegetables' other c r o ps follow in rotation.
Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure For Children's Hacking Cough.:
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/GIST19330406.2.55.3
Bibliographic details
Gisborne Times, Volume LXXIII, Issue 11913, 6 April 1933, Page 6
Word Count
127Page 6 Advertisements Column 3 Gisborne Times, Volume LXXIII, Issue 11913, 6 April 1933, Page 6
Using This Item
The Gisborne Herald Company is the copyright owner for the Gisborne Times. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International licence (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of the Gisborne Herald Company. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in