MacRobertson's Planting
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Cocoa in Markham
pHE Australian confectionery firm L of Macßobertson’s has begun planting cocoa on its 1,000-acre roperty in the Markham Valley, itside of Lae, which it acquired ime months ago from the Mark im Development Co.
About 600 acres will eventually be anted with cocoa and the rest will ■obably be used for growing tea, iffee or copra.
Cocoa plants were obtained from e Kerevat experimental station, lar Rabaul, but it will be three or ur years before production begins. acßobertson’s considers the plant ion a trial one, and will investi fe other areas if it is successful.