The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1897-10-01
CROP BULLETIN.



WARRINGTON, Sept eo.-Thc weekly
Pop hnlltiln o. TIE agricultural de-
0'U|1I says Tuesday: Except on tho
atlantic co1tt Nhe-- rnins have fnllen,
ne week has been exceptionally dry,
.nd upon The whole very favorable for
nnfrrlng and gathering crops Liko
'I& preceding weeks. however. Il has
been very unlavornhle Tor gcrmina-
Won Of sown grain. a. well a, for
following and seeding which Is much
IrInTTi Tuncrliiy tnrouI Innut tiIe csn-
iIal and western and In somc Of tho
southern siatca II Ncbrnska. how
ever, large acreage of wheat has BEEN
soWn. much oiwhich Is up and dong
nIcely IN the Atlantic coast states
Ne conditions have been morc favor
able for fall seeding and satisfactory
progress has been made.
The irosfs Of the early pnrt Of tho
week proved Injurious 10 late corn In
portions Of Ohio. Kentucky. Pcunsylvn-
MIA and New York, but farther wcst no
serious Injury d reported, and In some
states cutting u nearing complstioB.
Cotton picking has been pushed for
ward rapidly IN all sections Of the cot
Ton helA although Interrupted somc-
what IN thc carnlinaa. eastern Georgia
and Florida BY heavy rnina The crop
has suffered further deterioration ir
Arkansas and portions Of Misxissippi
and Louisiana, and damage from rains
has resulted In the Cnrolinas and Flor.
ida Al stated In the bulletin Of the
previous week this bnlk Of the crop will
htgaihered By October IS.
In Tennessee. Kentucky. Ohio and
Virginia latr tobacco has been seriously
injursd By frosts-
The Official statement o. the wheal
product Of France for this year as mads
up from The reports % the French gov
rrnmrnt By the projects ot the several
dcpartmcnts. has been furnished ths
state department by United States Con
ani nrnyot nt 81 Eaenne The pro
duct was q. $50. SO hcctolitrcs "a hecto
Iifrc being two bushels and n IS peclts
against ilo. 7fa. iis In ispe. and ilp, ,ec7.
a, In isgs A leading -four journal IS
; inmates he returns for 1877 20 be -.
l1o.sio hcctolitrcs IS against -. .0ta. i2I
for 1874 decrease Of s6.aes.ss0 hecio
lilroa
30 further adslces from Ambassador
rlniisc 70 the Bering Hea confer
BE- held IN thia city Ia Oetobc
ofn.- -eIycd BY Hon. JohI
w foSlcf' saheted -the neeotia
l|ons on behalf Of The United States
Mr. fostcr who rciteratcs his state
n1ni that Great Dritain viii keep he
tnedgcmcnf. and that the confcrcncl
win y held. The present hitch he al
tributes 70 the objections raised b
ne Dominion Of Canada The date O
Iho oonicrcncc. which viii occur som
iIm1 ~ October. he thinks, viii b. fxcl
D. .oon a. Prof Thompson, one Of N
English experts who Is now on n
ocean. arrives IN London.
WAuIlsonox. sept -. The post o.
Zee department Il inclincd 10 conside
che Incident Of The shooting Of N
postmaster ~ Hogansvillc. Ga. q
closed Tho postal officials say tina
The natter was exaggerated from n
hcflnning and that the postmastc
who has returned 70 hts duties. Is nj
being made the subject Of further Al
noy1ncc. Precautions have been taixr
TO prevent the hoycotting Of tho ofis
a. far a. possible BY having mail cal
closed when trains stop at Hogansv.l
and by warning noighbcring pos
masters against encouraging the pra
llnn.