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Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 14 May 1925, Page 7

Tn days gone by it seemed'more than, doubtful whether- New Zealand would ever produce tobacco really wortli smoking. But now, owing to. improved methods of culture and manufacture, the Dominion is growing tobacco of really tine quality, and farmers in dis-' triets where it flourishes are finding it more and more worth their while to cultivate it as a side-line. That there is money in it for the grower is demonstrated by the fact that the average yield of a tobacco crop per. acre is worth £SO, sometimes more. As for the manufacturers they are to be heartily congratulated on successfully establishing an which'’ not only, already finds employment for many workers, but promises to become of immense assistance to agriculturists and a source 0f.., our national wealth. The leading brands, of these tobaccos are: Riverhead Gold, a pure aromatic of very agreeable flavour; Navy Cut (Bulldog), a medium-flavoured tobacco, very popular with smokers; and Cut Plug, No. 10 (Bullshead), a fiiie / full flavoured variety that has innumerable friends.* .... * , ,