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Show American Bone, m Switzerland. Consul Gifford writes from Basel to the department, of state: For several years past American saddle and driving driv-ing horses have been imported in large numbers into Switzerland. This spring the business seems to be assuming unusual un-usual activity, and one shipment of seventy-two American animus has already al-ready arrived In Basel. These are of-fered of-fered to the public exclusively as draft horses. The Swiss importer obtains for them about 1,400 francs (S270) each, and up to this time they appear to have given satisfaction. They are bought up all the more eagerly since t is thought that further opportunity for such purchases may not be fre- ITh 1 lthe Dear future- "Is reported report-ed here that the demand for American horses for South Afr,v t,,- " ucuusiunea a scarcity which may render exportation exporta-tion to Europe impracticable for the present thtnl01"" ln OOiS that this season has afforded that good crops of clover and timothy can be raised i that state. After land ha1 been in cultivation a few years ,t apt pears to be well adapted to thc A disposition to hold wool aDrr. tOuPrevaU all over the westS |
