Real Pay-Dirt

Why buy land by the acre when you can buy it by the bag – along with your South Island potatoes?

Answer: Buying it with potatoes is much dearer.

At the rate of 1/6 a pound, an acre would cost around £336,000, which is pretty dear by any fanner's standards.

In 1401b bags of South Island potatoes, Gisborne grocers have found as much as 9¼1bs of dirt (dry weight). That means 13/11 worth of dirt in a sack retailing at £10.10s.

These displays, comparing sample lots of N.Z., Australian, and American potatoes, were prepared for "Photo News" by a Gladstone Road grocer, Mr Chas. Edwards. The pictures speak for themselves.