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Patea Mail, 21 July 1882, Page 2

Sales by Auction IMPORTED Fruit Trees and Microcarpa. C. P. Barker will sell by public auction, ON SATURDAY, 22nd JULY, At 1-30 o’clock, A Consignment of Fruit Trees, imported from Mr Ivory’s well-known Nursery at Rangiora, Canterbury. 432 picked assorted (3 and 4 years old) Fruit Trees 100 (2 year old) Microcarpa 100 picked sorts Gooseberry and Currant Trees Mr Ivory has been long and favorably known as the most successful grower of fruit trees in the colony. He gives his whole attention to their cultivation, and every satisfaction has been given to persons importing them to the North Island. Noth. — The Auctioneer would call the attention of persons planting an orchard to this opportunity of obtaining ah assortment of really first-class blight proof trees ; and they should bear in mind that’ trees brought from a colder climate than their own, are certain to thrive better than any grown in the North Island, as the sap is more thoroughly down and the tree accordingly in a better state for transplanting. G-arden Seeds. C. F. Barker Mas received a Consignment of SUTTON'S GARDEN SEEDS. These seeds are so well known to be of the primes! quality that intending purchasers will no doubt avail themselves of this opportunity to obtain them. Waverley Sale Yards. FRIDAY, 28th JULY, At 1 o’clock. F REEMAN R. J ackson will sell by public auction, as above, 35 head Mixed Cattle 450 Ewes, in lamb FREEMAN R; JACKSON, Auctioneer. N.B.—Settlers having stock to enter for this sale, Will kindly forward, their entries without delay. Settlers will kindly forward their entries. FREEMAN R. J ACKSON, Auctioneer.

A Government return of the yield ‘of the harvest in this colony last year was as follows : Wheat, 8,297,890 bushels; oats, 6,924,848 bushels; barley, 664,093 bushels. As to the amount of land cultivated, there was 17070 acres less than in the previous year.

Agricultural Implements. Ploughs, Harrows, See. C. E. B a R K E R , Has for Sale, having just imported from Messrs Booth and Son, Christchurch, whose Implements figured so conspicuously at the late Exhibition: 3 Double-furrow Ploughs, with threehorse Wipple Trees, complete 2-Sets of Harrows X American Earth Scoop 1 Corbett’s Seed Barrow 2 Lawn Mowers. 1 Disc Harrow Mr Barker is prepared to import to order any Implement required, on the most favorable terms, Illustrated Catalogues of which may be seen at his office, • Egmont-stueet, PATEA.