The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-10-01
CROP BULLETIN.
Frosts Proved Injurious to Late Corn
in the Middle States.
The Wheat Production of France Was 49,
556,SOO Hectolitres-Great Britain VIII
Keep Her Engagement and the Behr-
ing Sea Conference VIII Be Held.

WASHINGTON, Sept 29.-The weekly
crop bulletin of the agricultural de-
partment says Tuesday: Except on the
Atlantic coast, where rains have fallen,
the week has been exceptionally dry;
and upon the whole very favorable for
maturing and gathering crops. Like
the preceding weeks, however, 1T has
been very unfavorable for germina-
ton of sown grain, as well as for
following and seeding, which is mnch
delayed generally throughout the cen
trail and western and in some of the
southern states In Nebraska, how
ever, a large acreage of wheat has been
sOwn, much of which is up and doing
nicely. In the Atlantic coast states
the conditions have been more favor
able for fall seeding and satisfactory
progress has been made.
The froSts of the early part of the
week proved injurious to late corn in
portions of Ohio, Kentucky, Pennsylva-
MIA and New York, but farther west no
serious injury is reported, and in some
states cutting is nearing completion.
Cotton picking has been pushed for
ward rapidly in all sections of the cot
ton belt, although interrupted some
what in the Carolinas, eastern Georgia
and Florida by heavy rains The crop
has suffered further deterioration in
Arkansas and portions of Mississippi
and Louisiana, and damage from rains
has resulted in the CarOlinaS and Flor
ida. AS stated in the bulletin of the
previous week the bulk of the crop will
be gathered by October Is.
In Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio and
Virginia late tobacco has been seriously
injured by frosts.
The official state nent of the wheat
product of France for this year as made
up from the reports to the French gov
eminent by the projects of the several
departments, has been furnished the
state department by United States Con-
sui Bruyot at st. Etienne. The pro-
duct was IS, $50, 800 hectolitres "a hecto-
itre being two bushels and g. 35 pecks)
against 119, 742, 412 in 1896, and 119, 967,-
745 in 1895. A leading -four journal es-
Inmates the returns for 1897 to be S.
120,S4 hectolitres as against 125, O49, 400
for 1896, decrease of sc, $50 hecto-
itres.
No further advices from Ambassador
Hay relative to the Boring Sea confer
ence to be held in this city in October
have been received by Hon. John
w. Foster, conducted 1.-The negotia-
tions on behalf of the United States"
Mr.. Foster who reiterates his state
ment that Great Britain will keep her
engagement, and that the conference
will be held. The present hitch he at
tributes to the objections raised by
the Dominion of Canada. The date of
the conference, which will occur some
time in October. he thinks, will be fixed
as soon as Prof. Thompson, one of the
English experts, who is now ON the
ocean, arrives in London.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 29.-The post of
fee department is inclined to consider
the incident of the shooting of the
postmaster at Hogansville, Ga, as
closed. The postal officials say that
the matter was exaggerated from the
beginning and that the postmaster,
who has returned to his duties, is not
being made the subject of further an
noyance. Precautions have been taken
to prevent the boycotting of the office
as far as possible by having mail cars
closed when trains stop at Hogansville
and by warning neighboring post
masters against encouraging the prac-
tice.