The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1873-01-24
Agricultural.
Paragraphs for the Farmer.

ending October 81, the receipts of |
cheese at New York were 1871. 355
boxes, and the exports !, 117,217 boxes.
For corresponding time in 1871 the re-
ceipts were 1858, 1877. and the exports
1,179, 81 boxes.
COMMISSIONERS Capron writes from
Japan to his son, at Racine, Wisconsin,
that he IS accomplishing the work as
signed 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. DR..
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, III the service
of the Portuguese, and was present at
the taking of Congo by them. He had
collected 10000 specimens of African
plants.
Ar the close Of the FrancO-Prussian
war quantities of seed potatoes were
sent from Great Britain, to enable the
the half-ruined French farmers, whose
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.
/ ST. JOSEPH and Benson Harbor, Mich
igan, shipped eight hundred thousand
baskets of peaches during the past sea
son, bringing 100000 One firm in
Quincy, Illinois, shipped one hundred
and fifteen thousand boxes of peaches,
bringing S57, 900, or about 80 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, 938 per annum, OF
nearly so, 5OO,O 600 of our money IL
gold.
WELL posted judges estimate the to
bacco crop of Missouri this year at 30,
600 hogsheads. Last year it reached
5000 hogsheads. The liberal pre-
miums offered by the tobacco associa
ton have done much to stimuIat,
planters to increase their acreage of to
bacco, as well as to induce new men t.
engage in its production.
, The Lampasas CTexas) Dispatch say
, that the prospect of great loss o
, stock this winter is very evident. TIL,
drouth has been protracted to an un
: precedented extent, and the only hop
, for a winter range for the cattle are tn
> cedar brakes and mountains.
THREE mules, which have been in
: Nevada Colorado mine, at depth 0
2 LOO feet, since September, 1871, ar
to be hauled out soon. They are in ex
: cellent condition, and apparently thriv
2 as well in the utter darkness of tn
3 mine as those in the daylight above.
l KENTUCKY produced last year 1O3
9 500, 900 pounds of tobacco. The mum
, Der of acres planted was 143, 952; tn
e the average yield per acre, 724 pounds
t average price per pound, less than eigh
l cents; whole value of crop, 81, 969, SOC
Y or an average of $53 80 per acre.
l BUYERS are offering fifty cents pc
t per pound for the 1875 crop of see,
e leaf tobacco in South Windsor, Conn
e The farmers say that their crop of to
/ bacco in that town was never better
r fine, good color, and we'll cured.
WE ARE now exporting apples t
: Europe. The shipments from Ne7
York have been 4, 900 and 5000 barrel
= a week for the last two months, increas
e ing to between 10000 and II, 900 tn
week previous.