The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-02-09
ENNIS.


Correspondence of the Herald.
EMS, February Being in Brazoria
county some time ago, took walk with
an eloqu ent member of the legal profession.
He called my attention to proiusion of red
berries growing spontaneously all around,
lie said that they were of great value and
exceedingly he ilthy. We stepped into a
store, the sides of which were partially hid
den with the plants loaded with fruit, and
there, upon the shelves were dozens of bot
ties filled with the identical article and Ia
6eled, Best Cayenne pepper, Springfield,
Massachusetts,"
found one old settler, Samuel Damon,
originally from Maine, but over forty years
IN Texas, who gave me some information.
| asked why there was no milk to be had,
even to put in coffee, as there seemed to be
cows enough. lie assured me, with every
appearance of candor, that it was because
THE cows could not be MIXED OH horse
back Since that time | have visited
Waco, Fort Worth, and, lastly, Dallas. AT
each place the table was furnished with
milk at each meal, but | have
not Rad an opportunity Of seeing it drawn
fr m the udder. | shall await further deye.-
opments before going INTO the dairy bust.
ness in Texas.
have raised hogs in Illinois, and have
found the long and cold winter to be u great
objection to the business there, as so much
food was required to sustain life and to
carry the stock through the cold weather
that II made serious threads upon the prof
It's. | had asked TeX-i-ans before coming
to the state II this was good hog country,
ana was told the best in the world,n no
attention or care, simply let them grow en-
the native grasses or roots and latten on the
mast aud gather them in. | have searched
faithfully fora place where pork is raised
upon that plan, and have not found it, Sew
eral herds OF swine have been pointed out
70 me by their owners with pride and the
Information that they had never tasted
corn or other grain, and in each instance
asked II they obtained the stock at Austin
OF Mr.: Siitings, us | had seen pho
its name was razor back,
had almost decided that | did not wish TO
embark in raising hogs in u state where the
farmers imported their bacon and lard.
When saw the article in your journal
headed. Ennis" and which spoke of Col
onel Hogan us u man with thirty-iive years
ofexperlence in Texas, and also had hint
IN regard to Texas blue grass, | am glad
That did, for / Immediately started for
Ennis and saw the grass growing beautifully
ana making a-ine, compact sod. IL was
H'Sl houCeu Oy the colonel near TINS town,
and noticed considerable of in various
places around IL. | am quite sure 1t is
Identical with that saw growing between
Mckinney aud Farmersville in many places
last week. have heard 1t remarked FREE
quenuy that where blue grass grows the
people are rich,' and us wish 10 be one of
ihe, rich people, thought 1t possibly might
ne better Tor me To stop and grow up with
thls country. So | asked the colonel If a
succession OF grasses could be maintained,
ana he said that with Bermuda aud John.
son grass Tor summer, Texas blue grass
anu Fercuc tor winter, good pasture the
year round was assured. | felt that
good pasture being assured | certainly
could make hogs profitable, as land was
cheap enough, tie biggest factor IN the
Whole question beng nov to get cheap
MY nerves have been gradually quieting
HoWn, and II seems as II whole flood OF
light dawned ON me, when, Ia answer to my
question of why is this thusly,n reicrrin.
70 the things spoken VI Ia the lirst part Of
lhls article, the Colonel answered, "too
much cotton Now, MIR. Editor, what do
YOU think, can fence up pastures and
make hogs pay in TexasG ST.