A salesman who had been travelling on a certain railroad for a number of years was complaining about the trains always being late when, to his surprise, the train came in on time. He immediately went to the conductor and said: "Here’s a medal. I want to congratulate you. I’ve travelled on this road for fifteen years, and this is the first time I ever caught a train on time.” “Keep your medal,” said the conductor, “this is yesterday's train.” Turkey-raising is becoming more popular in the Dominion, according to the latest statistics, which show a total of 86.102 birds, or 7.85 per cent more than at the last census in 1924. Auckland, with 45,388. has more than half the total, with Canterbury away down the list with 6871 turkeys. Ashburton County is Canterbury’s turkey centre, with a total of 1490 birds.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 27 November 1939, Page 4
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