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New Zealand Mail, Issue 1675, 6 April 1904, Page 58

From one hundredweight of seed (says the “Poverty Bay Herald”) Mr C. J. Parker, ctf Emerald Hills, Poverty Bay, raised 22- tons of fine Beauty of Hebron potatoes, some of which are of enormous size. On the matter of prolific crops of potatoes, a letter has been, received in Christchurch from Mr Colin Cook, of Lyttelton, now in Europe, saying he was greatly struck by the seed department at the Royal Agricultural Show, where he saw some El Dorado potatoes on sale for seed potatoes. There wore Severn potatoes, which were being sold, at £IOO each. Only one was not sold when ho was at the show. He: says,, also, that from 71b of seed potatoes ot <ano(ther variety, the Northern Star, 7871 b were gathered. The Tariki branch of the New Zealand Farmers’ Union has resolved: That owing to the rapid depreciation or the quality and breed of the cattle m this province this branch is of opinion some action should be taken to wnuNy the evil Wo therefore suggest that the Government be asked to enforce that no bull being less than half-bred be allowed to be used, without the owner being liable to a fine of not loss than £o*