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Labge v. Shaitl Fabms. — At the dinner of the Oswestry Society, on Friday last, the chairman, Mr Wright, of Halston, said: — When small farms are thrown into large ones I feel that there may be very great hardships to manyj but I want you to understand that it is not a matter of caprice, but of self-defence. I am only expressing my own opinion — I do not ask anybody to agree with me, but at any rate you will allow me to say what I think. If the tenant must economise labor by machinery and other means, the landlord must also economise. It may be a vexed question ; but I will not speak dogmatically ; but I believe that a farm of 1200 acres — suppose we say a farm of 400 acres — in the aggregate will produce more than four farms of 100 ncreß. [Mr Charles Pratt — " lam sure it won't."] You say it won't. Well I perfectly respect your opinion, but with a very little experience I really think itwill fbe found to be otherwise. Not now i mean, but as a result of the introduction of machinery, I think we shall have steam machinery far more largely used than it is now, and it is my belief I that we shall be driven into what I have mentioned. lam only saying that I think this one of the questions for agricultural societies to take vp — this question of economical production. The History of the Potato. — The potato is still found on the western slopes of the Andes, the tubers, however, being no bigger than common filbert. It was first brought from America to Ireland, where it was cultivated in 1586 j but it is said to have been introduced into Spain and Portugal even before this date. From Ireland it found its way to the low countries, and to Q-ermany, and from Spain it reached Italy and France. It is an object of cultivation in Asiatic countries only where .Europeans have colonised or settled, and there chiefly for their consumption, and only since tbe beginning of the present century. It is successfully cultivated in Australia and New Zealand, which produce no esculent farinaceous root at all, not even the yam or taro. "THE SOUTHLAND TIMES," AND "THE WEEKLY TIMES." ■"■ ■ O '■■■■■* rnHESE JOURNALS have a very large and JL extensive circulation throughout New Zealand, Victoria, New South Wales, Western and South Australia, Tasmania and Great Britain; also, since the opening of the Panama route Agents have been appointed in most of the principal cities in America. As a circulating medium, both in Town and Country, these journals offer favorable advantages to Advertisers ; while the charges have been materially lowered in order to induce Traders, Merchants, and the Public generally to avail themselves of the columns of the Times. New Zealand, the Colonies, Great Britain, dfc. The following are the Bates for Advertising .— First insertion, per inch 3s. Each subsequent insertion of the same Advertisement 2*. Where Advertisements are inverted for periods of 3, 6, or 12 months, a very liberal Discount is allowed on the above rates. Where Advertisements are sent in without the number of insertions written thereon, they will be inserted until countermanded, and charged accordingly. Orders for the withdrawal of Advertisements will not be received after 1 o'clock p.m. on the day previous to Publication. All Advertisements must be pre-paid except where a current account exists. — o — ' ' The days of Publication of Thb Sotmr&AiTD Times are— Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. 1 The Subscription to the above journal is 12s 6d per Quarter, credit} or 10s per Quarter, cash ; Stamped, 3s Gd per Quarter additional. Single Copy, 6d. Thb Weekly Timfs is Published every Satur* day, and contains a full resume of the news of the week. This journal is especially adapted for ComtM Settlers., Subscription ,• Mayyetylg,