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Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume 13, Issue 1012, 9 January 1869, Page 3

Growth of Wheat. — An intelligent writer to a Southland contemporary shows the value to a person of growing his own breadstuff's. He says : — " Last season (which was, by tho bye, an unusually bad one for wheat) I had an acre of land under wheat, from which I threshed a. little over twenty-three bushels, and which I sent to the mill, and got returned 1001 lbs. fine flour, besides 380. lbs. of seconds, and bran. The whole cost of labor, grinding, and seed came to £4 10s., except threshing and cartiug to the mill, which tho seconds and bran will easily clear. Now I have half a ton of excellent flour for £di 10s., which would cost £10 or £12 to buy, even at present prices." "A novel export will leave Hobart Town for l^eyv Zealand by tho Bella Mary," says tho Hobart Town Evening Mail, "namely, 11,000 frogs forwarded from the up country, to be acclimatised in tho neighbouring colony, whore it appears they aro wanted, there being neither frogs nor toads in the country." Flax in Otago. — Another good use been found for the phormium ienax. Messrs. Bvown, Ewing & Co., of Dunediu, as agents for Messrs. Stewart & Cosgrove, of Taieri Beach, avo. showing matting made of New Zeaknd flax, and they have received an order to supply the Provincial Council Chamber with it. It is in every way equal to other kinds of matting, and is not expensive. Whooping Cough: is very prevalent in Wellington jusfc now amongst both adults and juveniles.