Big Domestic Crops

Planting in Cook Islands Big Domestic Crops

From Our Own Correspondent RAROTONGA, October 2.

ON account of the poor returns obtained during the past season for fruit, and the resultant scarcity of money, heavy plantings of domestic crops have been made at Rarotonga.

Good crops have resulted, with an absence of disease generally.

Tomatoes, particularly, have been prolific, but, unfortunately, much of the fruit could not be got away owing to the lack of shipping.

The fruit steamer, the s.s. “Waipahi,” withdrew her running this year earlier than usual. Large quantities of tomatoes had over-matured by the time the monthly mail-boat arrived.

Many fine crops of bananas are to be seen on the island, but again the low prices offering are poor inducement to the grower to keep the cultivation up to the standard desired. ... ===