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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXV, Issue 8192, 22 April 1898, Page 3

Mr McCalium, who lives near Blenheim secured an average of 73 bushels of barley per acre from a 100 acre patch. Tomatoes have been grafted upon potatoes by a French experimenter, whose hybrid plant produces tußers underground and tomatoes above. . j Carterton rejoices a new firebell. Its first ' use whs to proclaim the fact that tha local editor's house-chimney was on fire. The press never neglects local industry. It is pleasing to note that the Government are, and Tmvo been, doing a very considerable amount of work m planting considerable areas of land with good ana useful timber. The following areas in this island have been planted with twelve of tho most valuable timbers known, i.e., Tariikenga, 11 acres; Mamuku, 5 acres; Waiotapu. 14 acres ; Waiotapu to Galatea, three lots of five acres each, total 15 acres ; Orakei Koraka, one acre ;.• Rangataiki, 15 acres ; Wakarewarewa, 25 acres, and 850 now being labored and prepared for planting out at Vvakarewarewa ; while on' the Kaingaroa plains 35 separate acres of different fodder grasses have been soVvn with a view of testing the most suitable fodder grasses for that district. Efforts have been made in the Middle Island with a similar view of tree planting as above. Roman Catholic Services Sunday next — Patutahi : Mass 9 a.m. ; Gisborne : Holy Communion 7 a.m., Mass 11 a.m., Vespers 7 p.m.