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Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXX, Issue 5383, 4 February 1929, Page 3

In spite of the many by the struggling farmer, the gum la.nds of the North Auckland district ha'-ve proved unsuitable for general agricn'ltural purposes. Cropping is not a pay - ing proposition in those parts. There is one exception, however. Tobacco thrives well in these latitudes* and splendid typeis of leaf have been produced on soils that not long ago were covered with ti-tree and fem. A small portion of these waste lands if planted in tobacco would be sufficient to transform this poverty-stricken district into regions of affluence and wealth; £5O net is the average, yield of a tobacco crop per acre, and often more. Few people realise the immense possibilities of the tobacco industry, but anyone wanting information on the subject is referred to the ready manufactured article, Riverhead Gold, mildest of all; Toasted Navy Cut (Bulldog), of medium strength; and Cut Plug No. 10 (Bullhead), full strength. Do not forget that all three brands are “toasted,” and, therefore, are more wholesome than the average class of goods from overseas, often so harmful on the score of excess nicotine.*