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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 9257, 20 July 1893, Page 5

A Mr. Soody, of Suffolk, England, bas patented a process for making rabbits bolb from their boles. The inventor and manufacturer of this novel powder claims for ib that it will supersede the ferret in rabbit catching, and those who have given ib ft fair trial appear to be unanimous in sounding its praises. he staple of food for the 500,000 natives of Natal and the Zulus alone is white corn. It is ground into a coarse meal and boiled with water, making ordinary porridge. Last year's corn crop was a good one, leaving 150,000 bushels for export, but this year there is a shortage of 200,000 bushels. An importation of corn began before the close of last year. It has been stated that India has about 25,000,000 acres that are made fruitful by irrigation ; Egypt lias 0,000,000 acres, Europe 5,000,000, and the United States 4,000,000 acres. Thus about 40,000,000 acres of land are made to produce crops on soils which would have remained desert bub for the artificial introduction of water to the thirsty land. The Commissioner of Agriculture, in Quebec, in order to encourage the winter production of butter, will pay to butter factories bounties of five cents per hundred pounds on milk furnished in November ; 10 cents per 100 pounds for December supply, and 15 cents in both January and February, the same to be paid 80 per cent, to the patrons, and 20 per cent, to the manufacturer. Probate was lately granted of the will of Thomas H. Adams, of Newport, Shropshire, who has left his real and personal estate for the purpose of teaching practical and theoretical agriculture to men and youths, and dairying, house-keeping, and other subjects to women and girls, either by lectures or by establishing schools in certain places named. It is stated that the total amount available will exceed £70,000. The half-yearly meeting of the Taupiri Extended Coal Mining Company will bo held at the Company's office, on the 27th inutaat, at 2.30 p.m. /