The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-01-24
FARMING IN FOREIGN LANDS.

The consumption of cheese in Paris
reaches Is much a. IS, coo, 600 pounds
per annum.
A formation of a farmers' party in
Great Britain ID being agitated by the
agricultural pre=s there.
An outbreak Of rabies las occurred
on . farm In Armagh, Irelan1, and
several head IF cattle were KILLED.
An attempt 80 establish an export
trade in beer. from tae Argentine 20
EnglAnd, has not been successful.
The HAwaUaa Indians shipped 1l7.-
90 punches # bananas, 100 90 pounds
of rice - san Franc&co last ysar.
In Great Britain she area occupied
bv wood lands was 3 45S coo acres In
1891, ard 10 increased so = 695 coo acres
In 1891.
Reports from Queensland, early in
Eovemb~r show mat there has been
= very gooi rainfall throughout the
colony.
A. the Dairy Institute at Weihen
rtephOn IN BAv ala, s steam dairy and
centrifugal machinery, with a dairy
laboratory, r ID full work for the
pupils.
In India there are 100 cotton mill,
with 5, 40O, 900 spindles and 25. OtO
looms, e.nsloylng 1l6, 900 persons
There are alsO eiGhs new mLlls now III
course Of construction.
An extensive outbreak Of cattle dis
ease has b4en reported from various
DISTRICTS ID Sweden aud JutlaId. alaO
on Is estates between Weim4r and
Lubbock in Germany.
It seems - difficult to get good farm
help in France AS In she United States.
The government Is much discouraged
OvPr the emigration frOa country dis
trlcts t0 towns and Cities.
The German College Of Agriculture
held it's fifth seSaion in November
Among the subjects under discussion.
were the veterinary laws with regard
to revising measures for the eradiSa
tiOn of castle disease.
A TaanAnian prize msrino Am, sold
recently for 50 SOC, gave 2%4 pounds
Of wool @hen shnrn Another rEm,
net accustomed to bsing housed ami
fed until a few months before ehsaring,
clipped 22I pouDds.
Chambers and farcy cOntinus prev
alNnt in England. especially among the
stables OF large London horse owners.
the disease continuing to s0reQd in
London while is Ia not 30 prevalent 10
other paris Of England.
The labor question il srri9uaIv affect
! ing the agricultural int ~eats in Den
mark, the supply of labor from Sweden
being rapidly exhausted. and the rural
population at home going steadily over
70 towB industries.
The French Minister Of Agriculture
estimates t7N French barley crop this
year at 48 900, 900 bushels, or IS 3O4 coo
bueheis l~-s than last year, and rhe Oat
crop At 222 400 0 bushels or g.. 900, 600
bushels less than last year.
Cinchona planters in C-ylon com
lain of Over-prOductiOn. The market
Il over supplied and the present rate
Of production exceeds the demand
Pl tnters talk of DESTROYING the barks
Welding less than three per cent. of
quinne.
In Scotland the potato r has been
a full average one, and for the most
part quite cleer OF disease. Indications
arc that it will be a profitable one for
farmers, and shipments of Scotch DO.
tatOes have been made to this market.
Great Britain, during the year 1864
spent 81, IFS 600 in foreign poultry and
eggs II 1874 the amount had increased
to $l4. $50 600 and for 1891 in amounted
to $2S 85n, 900 which included 50 600. OOO
paid for importation of eggs and poul
try from Ireland.
Much of the London market for
vegetable products was destroyed by
severe weather and very heavy rains
in some sections of England. Potato
picking was stopped and many acres
of late potatoes were threatened wi /
ruin from s~atIIratiOn