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Hokitika Guardian, 21 February 1928, Page 4

In spite of the many attempts by the struggling farmer, the gum hauls of the North Auckland district have proved unsuitable for general agricultural purposes. Cropping is not a paying proposition in those parts. Inere is one exception, however—tobacco thrives well in these latitudes and splendid types of leaf have been produced on soils that not long ago wore covered with” ti-tree and fern. A small portion of these waste lands if planted ill tobacco would he sufficient to transform'litis poverty-stricken district into regions of affluence aiid wealth; £bo net is the average yield of a tobacco crop per acre and often more, lew people realise the immense possibilities j of the tobacco industry, but anyone wanting information oil the' subject is referred to the ready manufactured article, -‘‘Riverhead Gold” mildest oi all; “Toasted Navy Cut” (Bulldog) of medium .strength; and "Cut Ring No 10" (Bullhead), full strength. Do not forget that all these brands me “toasted” and therefore more wholesome than the average class ot goods from overseas often so harmlul on the score of excess nicotine.—Advt.