The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1873-01-30
Paragraphs for the Farmer.

For the first ten months of the year
ending October 81, the receipts of
cheese at New York were 1877, 355
boxes, and the exports ], III, 217 boxes.
For corresponding time in 1871 the re-
ceipts were 1,253, 1877, and the exports
1,179, 81 boxes.
COMMISSIONER Capron writes from
Japan to his son, at Racine, Wisconsin,
that he is accomplishing the work as
sighed to him with satisfactory rapid
ty. 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 to 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
A CORRESPONDENT of the Scotsman
writes: "a remarkable man, DIR.
Frederick Welwitsch, well known in
scientific, and especially botanical cir
cles, died ON October 20, in a 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
Of Fri
plants.
AT the close of the Franco-Prussian
war quantities of seed potatoes were
sent from Great Britain, to enable the
lands had been overrun by 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
Sr. JOSEPH and Benson Harbor, Mich
igan, shipped eight hundred thousand
baskets of peaches during the past sea-
son, bringing 800, 900. One firm in
Quincy, Illinois, shipped one hundred
and fifteen thousand boxes of peaches,
bringing $57, 900, or about so cents per
] 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 81, 377, 953. This is
at the rate of 60, O96, 93S per annum, OF
nearly SO, 500, 900 of our money in
gold.
WELL posted judges estimate the to-
bacco crop of Missouri this year at 30
600 hogsheads. Last year it reached
$4,000 hogsheads. The liberal pre-.
miums offered by the tobacco associa-
ton have done much to stimulate
planters to increase their acreage of to-
bacco, as well as to induce new men tc
engage m its production.
THE Lampasas (Texas) Dispatch says
that the prospect of a great loss o.
stock this winter is very evident. The
drouth has been protracted to an un
precedented extent, and the only hop,
for winter range for the cattle are tn,
cedar brakes and mountains.
THREE mules, which have been in
Nevada Colorado mine, at a depth o
100 feet, since September, 1871, ar,
to be hauled out soon. They are in ex
cellent condition, and apparently thriv
as well in the utter darkness of tn
mine as those in the daylight above.
KENTUCKY produced last year 103
500, 600 pounds of tobacco. The mum
Der of acres planted was 143, 952; tn
the average yield per acre, 724 pounds
average price per pound, less than eigh
cents; whole value of crop, s7;969, 500
or an average of S53 so per acre.
BUYERS are offering fifty cents pc
per pound for the 1875 crop of see,
leaf tobacco IN South Windsor, Conn
The farmers say that their crop of to
bacco ia that town was never better
fine, good color, and we'll cured.
FFroAsSr. sweet Iiobs and ,vl,olaso,-,s 49,