Yams Flourish In N.S.W.

THOSE who are interested in the cul ture of yams may be glad to know that the Trobriand Islands speci mens which were placed in the Northern Rivers district of New South Wales by Mr. A. J. Vogan—after a spectacular battle with the watchdogs of the Department of Agriculture—are doing very well indeed.

The Papuan yams referred to were handed over by Mr. Vogan to Mr. A.

C. Joubert, of the Tweed River, Northern New South Wales, and they are growing and flourishing mightily.

As a result of publicity given to the experiment some time ago through the “Pacific Islands Monthly,” Mr. Jou bert and Mr. Lumley (of the Trobriand Islands) have received many enquiries for seed yams, which indicates that the culture of this remarkably rich food plant is likely to develop considerably in the warmer areas of Australia.

The remarkable thing is that the culture of the yam—which is of such economic value in the Pacific Islands — has received so little attention in Aus tralia.