The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1873-10-03
GENERAL INTELLIGENCE

The September report of the agricultural
bureau Indicate that the yield of maize will be
somewhat lower than last year. The average
appears to be four per cent. less than 1872,
making a reduction of more than million
acres in Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Iowa, ear
IL a million being in Illinois. The number OF
tounties reporting an average cOnditionin Sep
cember is 222; above the average 221; below
5S1 total number reporting 1,024. The gen.
eral average of condition as based upon the
county average and the proportion of crop pro
duced by each county is S16. The states ave-
raing 100 ormore are New Hampshire New Jer-
sey, Georgia, Alabama, West Virginia. Mime
sofa and Oregon. The averages of the great
corn producing states are as follows Kentucky
a. Ohio 81, Indiana 81, Illinois 6s. Iowa 81 and
Missouri 81. Minnesota in the west and New
jersey in the east report relatively and abso-
lutely high as averages of condition. Mary
land, Virginia and Florida present relatively
higher averages and all southern states lower
than 1872, although those upon the Atlantic
coast promise average. The yield Of the
southwestern states was unusually large last
year, but will be consderal ly under an aver
age the present season. 1t suffered from toe
much moisture in bottom lands. 1t is also q
noticeable fact that in states where rains have
been most injurious the reports of loca
droughts are somewhat numerous. Complaints
of low vitality from bad seed are common il
Ohio and Michigan. The summer drOughtt
were injurious in portions of some states, anC
in Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Missouri and Kansa,
the crop is generally reported two weeks latel
than usual ChiDch-bug Injuries are reported
in Indiana, Illinois, Missouri and Kansas
Grasshoppers proved destructive in sections o
Missouri, Iowa and Kansas.
The department of agriculture Is issuing
circular for collecting results of seasons eX
perieuco in systematic form in many instances
great success claimed i'll the use of arsenica
compounds in war upon insects. The circula
SAYS the annual losses of cotton from ravaget
of cotton insects amount possibly to half
million bales in years of insect prevalence
Amy facts bearing upon this subject viii b,
gladly received from planters who do not re
ceive the circular of inquiry as well as from
correspondents and others who do. In re
sponse to inquiry whether persons whit
sell brandy-Peaches, brandy-cherries, etc, il
liable to special tax as liquor dealers the com
missioner of internal revenue replies that nm
less said articles are bona fide sold a. sucl
and contain only the necessary quantity o
brandy to preserve the fruit. the dealer mus
pay special tax for selling the brandy
"A Washington telegram says the presiden
has rendered the Office OF chief Justice to sen
ator Conkling, and that the senator will accent
The president has signed postal contrac
between the United States and the govern
ment OF New Foundland for an exchange O
postal cards by addition OF one cent postage
A Washington dispatch ravs the mos
prominent in the First national bank Of tha
'itv. next to President Grant war Andre
Johnson. Ia the first national he has al ay