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ents in the proportion named, with the unsavory perfume of the suiJer- 

 phosphate, either sickened or disgusted his swarming enemies. 



Freights to China and Japan. — The through freight from China 

 or Japan, to either St. Louis, Chicago, or New York, is $5 in gohl, 

 equal to $3 55 currency, per 100 pounds ; from China or Japan to 

 San Francisco, |2 gold or $2 22 currenc^y ; from San Francisco by 

 rail to either St. Louis, Chicago, or New York, $3 gold or $3 33 

 currency (currency figures being based on the i)reseut price of gold). 

 The freight from China and Japan by sail is $1 75 to $2, gold, 

 per 100 pounds; at an average say 1 1 8S gold, equal to $2 currency; add 

 to this for difference in time, insurance, &c., say 17 cents per 100 

 pounds ; add to this the present high rate of freight by rail from New 

 York to Chicago, $1 GO per 100 pounds, and we have a total of $3 85 per 

 100 pounds ; vshowing a difference of $1 70 per 100 pounds in favor of New 

 York. Freights by steamer and railroad, from China or Japan to Chicago, 

 are calculated on the gross weight, while freights by rail to New York 

 are calculated npon net weight, and inasmuch as the tare of Oolongs 

 and Japans will average 25 per cent, of the gross weight, and greens 22 

 per cent, at rates as above, the freights by steamer and railroad, 

 Oolongs and Japans would be $0 93 per net 100 pounds, and on greens 

 would be $0 77 per 100 pounds ; thus showing a further percentage in fa- 

 vor of New York that will average |1 30 per 100 pounds, or $3 j)er 100 

 pounds in all. — American Grocer. 



The Guava in California. — The San Francisco Bulletin states 

 that William Patterson, a nurseryman living near that citj^, four years 

 ago planted a guava, of the strawberry variety, imported from Austra- 

 lia, and recently removed it to his branch nursery. Only once during 

 the four years has the tree failed to perfect a crop. It is now loaded 

 with excellent fruit in every stage of ripening. This experiment seems 

 decisive of the fact that the guava can be cultivated in the open air on 

 the Paciiic slope. Guava jelly is a well known article of commerce and 

 brings high prices in the market. Another valuable element of agricul- 

 tural industry is here indicated. 



Tea Culture in India. — The Agricultural Gazette (Indian) states 

 that there are in Assam 290 tea plantations, embracing 29,350 acres, and 

 producing 435,772 pounds of tea last year. The crop of 1809 in Darjeel- 

 ing amounted to 851,519 pounds from 41 tea gardens, of 10,007 acres. 

 The crop of Sylhet was 239,909 pounds from 22 tea gardens, having 

 2,240 acres. In Cachar 118 plantations, with 24,374 acres, x^roduced 

 4,009,835 pounds. The other tea districts — Dacca, Chittagong, Hager- 

 erbagh, and Lohardugah — contain but few gardens, and have failed to 

 send ])roper statistics. In Sylhet and Darjeeling there were but few 

 imported coolies, but in Assam there were 21,607. Cachar had 14,076 

 men under contract, and 15,000 whose time had expired. About 200,000 

 rupees were sent to Cachar during the year. Calcutta, during 1869, 

 exported 11,434,000 pounds of tea — an increase of 2,064,651 over the 

 previous year. • 



Improved Stock in Indiana. — Our Sullivan County (Indiana) cor- 

 respondent states that much attention is being given in that county to 

 the improvement of farm stock, several gentlemen of means having 

 turned their attention in this direction. Mr. John Giles, of Sugar Tree 

 Grove Farm, near Sullivan, has stocked his farm of six hundred acres 

 with superior breeds of cattle, horses, and hogs, including a fine herd 

 of short-horns, the i)edigree of twelve of which our correspondent 

 sends us. 



