The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-02-02

sS 40. and turn out products to the value q
%. 1863, $40 l9l.
II one desires to pursue profitable, and, a
tne saline time. an easy branch OF agriculture
l; Is advised TO take himself 10 jamaica an,
raise bansnas. With a big iron noe, he cal
clear the ground and dig hole; with Sigh
| muscular effort he can plant ths sucker, an,
| then leave the plant 10 nstuie If he succeed,
IN keeping OIL thieves he can gather his crop ant
sell 1t probably at 20 cents bunch all tn,
| year round.
Hungary is becoming quito a silk.growins
country. From statistics published a shor
| Time ago 1t appears that in 1851 there were g7t
producers, who turned out II, 537 kilogrammes
OF cocoons, which realized not less than H. SIG
| llorins. On the profits there has been estab-
| llshed, with STATE aid, model school, which
promises to gives well-direoted impetus to the
| SILK raising industry.
The New York Sun says: A Broadway dealer
| SOFA Strawberries ON Saturday at the rate OF ia
quart They were hot-houso berries flvAi
SeW Jersey; lie received iow quG'' of the
irult on Wednesday and few quart - lro az,
saturday. They were not sold by D., lport
put IN little baskets holding from -four lt.. IA
berries each. Twenty-Five cents was uu,a,AeCi
iof each berry. at which rate u bushol would
nave cost $40 The same dealer expects
peaches this week, which will cost SO each
Philadelphia derives revenue from the
telegraph, telephone and electric ligh, com.
panies for the use of overheai and underground
wires Each company. says the Sanitary Engi-
nNei' Hdhtb Ictuiu annually OF the number OF
poles, etc and payment of IS year for each
mile OF wire used Tor telegraph End telephone
purposes, and OF el5 per mile of wire used for
electric lighting Is required. There are at
present about 1900 miles of wire In the city
he annual report of the Missouri board of
immigration shows an increase In the popula.
ton OF nearly 40 900 in little more than three
years. The counties reporting show an average
OF 800 Immigrant families each. The following
are samples of answers to INQUIRIES OF the board,
Adair county, 1000 families of immigrants In
~ three years; about one-eighth are German
and Irish Price of lands has advanced 50 Ter
cent Buchanan county, 1900 families, one fourth
iorelgnsrs; lands have advanced 81 per cent The
systematic work OF the board has done much for
The spinners at the Iopewalk In Bath. Maine,
VINO huge skens of manila or hemp around
them, catch thread or two of 1t upon the hook,
ana as the spindle whrls walk slowly backward
down the length spinning ashley Co. and leay.
ing before them the long twistedslrand Every
twenty minutes they disappear from sight and
are seen as far us the eye can reach coming into
view down the dimly lighted walk nearly mile |
away Thirty or more times Ii day make tho |
wand. and every wand is u half-mile and every |
lay each spinner walks fifteen miles, and spins |
seven miles of hempen strands.
=, Inc New York commercial Bulletin says:
treat britain takes the largest portion of our
urpentine ana rosin our next best customers
being the Netherlands and Germany France
olmerly exported large quantities OF these arti.
lies. but of late years had produced barely sui.
iclent for own consumption, and When her mar.
icH calls 'or fine grade of rosin, the United
states alone can supply the demand This
country also sends good deal of rosin and tur.
'entlne, in cases and cans. TO the South Ameri.
IAN states; In former years, North Carolina
o90H the lead i'll these products, but now
ieorgia is at le head Florida is also produc-
ny largely The dccadence of North Carolina
), doubtless, due to the gradual decrease In the
lumber OF pine trees. The productive life of
hese trees is limited TO seven years, and conse.
nently; 1t Will not require many years more TO
ocomplish the utter destruction or the North
iarollna pine forests. The Georgia and Florida
ands, being comparatively fresh, will be good
OF many years to come. Then, 1t Is possible
hat some one might discover method OF ex-
racting the gum without killing the tree. The
resent method of obtaining the gum is Il de-
idedly primitive one, and, to my mud 1t is sur.
rising that mechanical and chemical ability
es not entered this field before The supply |
{ turpehtine on hand now is considerably less
han 1t was ut the corresponding period last
ear; and If the present cold weather continues,
here viii be short crop This is the period |
Or boxing the trees, but it is useless TO at
,mpt This in very cold weather. because the
uin will not run.