The Wealth of the Soil.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7974, 10 November 1905, Page 4

The Wealth of the Soil.

\ el'.- l>-\v jk.'l'suiis realise lieu iari;>' l prolit inji\ |,e ninne from a small '!"! l«Ml. T«o years ,1„. j„. -pinin- ( >i i]].■ sumy (' Council imwi ,r ••xpcriii it-ii I:i i I how. mi ;i ' r .\ s: ' iil 'l piece o,' jiiinli'ii, •s I'l'lilil I,l' 11 « it'll i, IH•, 11it al limn Ji. •!- lie I'.' A l'ij;lit..ii ttiiili-r Inc. V ' lis ""11 exert ii>ns. diuni" tli.> ■arl,\ limns il i,i M ii.lii.) in' th, Horiiinir, mail,' a n-guliu- proiii ,i: •'" r ! -' ,n ii'niii iiali an arrr of dou nilllll. ii> slllTessi'. ~ crops ~f v.-L'i'tali--Is. In SaHdaie, hast ["landers. on • 7.nun acres. a [xipulat inn of :!ii.. "in peasants m ,i only liti.lN its Unr.l. "" I" l«-|> l'i.7'_'!i liormil alll,'. Willi she, p. ISI 5, liih'si's. and '?! row (lax. msl i.\[icri various ayricultural produce. .Jel'sev. ■•villi IiM.TdT ai'i'fs of lalul, imlmljny 'in',' i-orUs. ,-tc.. maintains Iwo jn-i—- ---" us per acre. awl does a ex>"i'l business in' fruit anil v.-^.-tali-I'l*' Soil U its tiol f, ; larnis are from live t,, ik.'iih ai-ivs. Cimi .munal instil ut ions •\ist,d until ler, 'iil I \ . anil romniiiiiai u.-lolns ol tiiiitual silpporl still ex. s! ■ ' eleven t,'ns ' .1' pot a,,H's ate oiiiiiitii'il from an an-,. ■m"ins't ssi yin I'' 111: J;tin I. A .sin-ie ne'e produced eXccpl ionally .'l | Inns !l 11l l-'rumv. I,y I ain lind I, lis. flowers produced |„.( vr.-nly ami I hirry-srix tons |„r ncr« insteail of three. U lli.'h , |„._ v me. .Many of I lie I'.l, liei-., ms! 'III! Sill" I'ai'is export the whole of Pi'oiluce to Kneland. (hie orhaul, ot two iin,l sn\en-tent li acres. Il'olllle, ,1 211.11111111, of carrots Inure ' h;,n -"."""It. of onions. radishes. <|i:ill» Ileal Is "f I'illll'ilees, IjlllK, caulitlrwr. ~im baskets ()! tomatoes. ' l " : '•''"'ell ■ •!' ell 11 ire fruit I | l|il(| Ml'l'l ' ' I'eil I |, Ii t s are oh'"I""' »ws to ns hiirli a> IM'-i per aere. I!\ labour. , 111 ie. ■( ire '•'i'-IKe. Ille \ nine of I |,c | ( „„| li the Channel Islands is raised to I'"" ''"" S VlllMr »f i' ivres | loiiil i~m anil in Kiifflan.i. |, ls ,h'ii\, 11 j '""i.' actual examples Ilia! 11" K) S"!1S. li\i|,M- ; 11,. | liilininim; fl!| :| "■res. ran «,.|| slipt llemsfh cs ; |'">" Ml" pr. 'lure of thill area. uiih""l " V '|-«"I-I.. an.l ~l,t ain i, ," i,v W"" 1 - .-ilk. ete.. rcijiiireil ' I'lolhin.j. P.\ i, ehan-e ~f liiws i 0.,1 ha 1 iil s". ciuhl ens. il> s'riiu' all ihe fiio.l re.',uirei| f,„ l'"l'"ln'i"ii. an.l main within )er borders a pri sperous p, asanl v\ -Moil, li: Husse!l. in "l-'frst Coni'ii- : ions of Human I'rosperily.''