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Marlborough Express, Volume XLI, Issue 133, 7 June 1907, Page 8

Auction Sales. j'" ' ' MEADOWBANK . . SALE BY AUCTION OU - - TO-MORROW, Bth June. A Few Facts. FOR the past 10 years Marlborough Barley has gained first place in Australasia for its excellent quality. The Hon. R- McNab, Minister for Agriculture, says:-" The principal barley fields of the Colony are in the Blenheim District, and ' barley of the finest quality is grown as a special industry in the Blenheim District.'" One of its chief recommendations is its excellent colour. The whole of this property has a northern aspect and faces the sun. Which is a Fact that Speaks for Itself. The average yield'in barley in Marlborough for the past 10 years, 33.27 bushels per acre, and the average price for the same period 3s lOd per bushel, a gross return of £6 8s 5d per acre. The cost of ploughing, seeding, cutting, threshing, on this country is covered by £2 per acre, which will show at a glance the profitable nature of it. ■' A special advantage of Meadowbank is its close proximity to market; it is only Si miles from Blenheim Post Office, on an excellent metal roadr The fertile nature of this soil has long been known. Last season, the; driest Marlborough has experienced for years, the crop of barley grown here was 33 bushels per acre,- and the price realised by Mr Richardson was 4s 6d per bushel. The district has long been celebrated for the excellent grapes grown just over the fence by Mr Herd. In fact it? is a veritable LAND O' GOSHEN. Why pay enormous prices for goodwill or leasehold when you can acquire here a Freehold that will surpass anything offered on Starborough or Flax-! bourne? ; There is no doubt about it. Inspection will prove. The Land is Ready fo«* IMMEDIATE PKOFIT, You can get your crop ready in time for next season's markets, and the vendor is prepared to sell you 1250 of the finest ewes in the district if you elect to go in for stock in preference to agriculture. THE TERMS ARE EXCEPTIONAL. 10 per cent down. 10 per cent, after survey. 10 per cent, after you get your crop. The Balance at 5 per cent. Farm life in New Zealand has many attractions. It offers to the industrious and capable settler the certainty of acquiring in a few years a competency which will enable him to give his family a good start on a similar career, or to take his ease for the rest of his life. It is healthful and independent. With the rapid advance of closer settlement, social, religious, and educational facilities are within everyone's reach. Recreations, such as shooting, fishing, and outdoor amusements, are also near at hand; and domestic life is marked by cheerful, unostentatious hospitality. The progress, of agriculture and settlement, though it has been remarkably rapid and substantial, has scarcely more than begun, and it is open to all to share in the prosperity which attends such progress. CORKY AND CO., AUCTIONEERS. Meadowbank. iriorz; z:scM'&'^:w&mm