Potato Culture at Waiwera,
The superiority of th'- v:\rie' y of potatoes known as " cups " v/iia si^ov/n this Be&3on in a moat decided sxarmer ci\ tha farm of Mr O. Stewart, Tfaa land wat thonght «.o be rath or too wet fr>r litthig when that; opoiation waa commoncod. Hoivo\jr, ori a tiial be:r.g made, tho variety n:o:\{,ioi[iod caioo up quito dry and cloivn, whilo if. wns found undesirable to trtko up the other kind*, in consequence) of their wot. and djrty condition when brought to light, I hsnponed to bo pre?ent. r.\> the time, and naturally inquired tba cause, but this appeared to be no muio app.went. to tho grower than to liivsol'. He sttweJ. that 'M whole crop had litd tbo <sinv.B iruatmeiifc aud was in the Biimc Icind of land, so that tho difference in tha result, wav wholly duo to cho variety of potato, and lioi. m i:iiy way nttribus»ble to tho land or supuriov ovJiivation. Mr Sfcsvr&rfc alfttoa tb.il tbo-.o " cupK," v.a they a:o called, aro a realftood potaCo, fito vovy and.kfioy quito hind and ecuad vvhon other vi.»fotifl<" Ai o joft aud wartbL 1 !; a. Ho nddod that; th^y ato his f:ivou« - i'i,o potato, and aro ivoithy (it Ilj^l by iV'l pot-oto pcmwoi •
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(Continued on Pa<ic 7,i.) — Emp&vt,'- Dau l'tdi'o of Brc/.iL h&K sr.nctvui'ad. a method of »{.jf»in«t yfllio i v fa 1 ar, and *>00 p6)hons havn b^en vivr.cinated ;d, Ria do Janoii') l>y I;- n.-»iiiir)r;f>r. Krrlio, \,<j vlioro in-, !?(>!<!,•»( ii'U'i tin itWn n duo,
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Otago Witness, Issue 1751, 13 June 1885, Page 7
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254Potato Culture at Waiwera, Otago Witness, Issue 1751, 13 June 1885, Page 7
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