The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1873-01-25
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For the first ten months OF the wear
ending October 81, the receipts OF
cheese AZ New York were 1871 .355
boxes, and the exports 1,I1G217 boxes.
For corresponding time IN 1871 the re-
ceipts were ,253, 1917 and the exports
1.179. 81 boxes
COMMISSIONER Capron writes from
Japan to his son. at Racine, Wisconsin,
that be is accomplishing the worl, as
signed to him with satisfactory rapid
~. At the time of writing August y
he had failed TO learn OF any dissatis-
faction on the part of the Japan author
tiles. Operations are confined 70 "a
hitherto undeveloped island, Yezo.
Roads are being constructed and the
lands being cleared and prepared for
experiments ON the American plan.
with labor-saving implements, Ameri-
can seeds, fruits. &c-
4 CORRESPONDENT of the Scotsman
writes. - remarkable man. DIR.
Frederick Welwitsch, Wei known in
scientific and especially botanical cir
cles. died on October 20, in little
lodging house on Fitzroy street, near
Tottenham-court road. The deceased
devoted his whole life to the flora of
Africa. He was on the west coast Of
Africa for eighteen years, in the service
of the Portuguese, and was present at
the taking of Congo by them. He had
collected 10000 specimens Of African
plants.
AT the close of the Franco-Prussian
war quantities of seed potatoes We're
sent from Great Britain, to enable the
the half-ruined French farmers, whose
lands had been overrun 10y the contend
ing armies, to produce a crop for the
ensuing year. Part of the second years
produce of those seed potatoes is now
being shipped for the English market,
ST.. JOSEPH and Benson Harbor, Mich
igau, shipped eight hundred thousand
baskets of peaches during the past sea
son, bringing 500, 900. One firm in
Quincy, Illinois, shipped one hundred
and fifteen thousand boxes OF peaches,
bringing S57, 900, or about 30 cents Jer
box. -
THE London Farmer states that the
value of the eggs imported into Eng
land. during the eight months ending
with August. according to the Board of
Trade return. was Ct, 81. 1858. This is
at the rate of e.. 096, 93S per annum, or
nearly so, 500, 600 OF our money in
gold.
WELL posted Judges estimate the to-
bacco crop of Missouri this year at 3d.,
600 hogsheads. Last year it reached
Is, 900 hogsheads. The liberal pre-
miums offered by the tobacco associa-
ton have done much to stimulate
planters to increase their acreage of to-
bacco, rs well as to induce new men to
engage in its production
TIE Lampasas Texas Dispatch says
that the prospect of great loss of
stock this winter Is very evident The
drouth has been protracted to an I'M
precedented extent, and the only hope
for winter range for the cattle are the
cedar brakes and mountains.
THREE mules. which have been in
Nevada Colorado mine, at a depth of
|, 100 feet, since September, 1871, are
to be hauled out soon. They are in ex-
,ellent condition, and apparently thrive
As we'll in the utter darkness of the
mine as those in the daylight above.
KENTUCKY produced last year 103,
800, 900 pounds of tobacco. The num-
Der of acres planted was 143, 952; the
he average yield per acre. 724 pounds:
average price per pound, less than eight /
,ents; whole value of crop, 81, 500, 800, !
II an average of S53 50 per acre.
BUYERS are offering fifty cents per
,er pound for the;SS75 crop of seed
eaf tobacco in South Windsor, Conn. /
The farmers say that their crop of to-
,acco in that town was never better
inc, good color, and well cured.