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Horowhenua Chronicle, 11 August 1916, Page 3

iSi'veriil Lancashire soldiers blinded, in the war hn\*e each received ;ui aero nl' liuul, rout free lor three years, from Mr. A. Nelson, a cotton manufacturer. 11l tlie absence of "three acres and a cow." an aero with poultry is a good .substitute. The apiary instructor lor the Wellington district reports tjiat the prospects lor the coming honey season, far as the spring is concerned, are good, as evidenced by several varieties of plants showing signs of life fully oix we'Ls before their usual time. ''Honey prices are particularly good," he s'ays. "and I know of one line of «. ton sold for delivery next season at Is (3d per 21b in Aitken honey-bags. If these price* could be secured in 'all pan the Dominion, bee-keeping would receive a fillip never to be forgotten."