The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-28
BRENNAN BUDGET.
Fine Crop Prospeots--Estinnates Of thu
Yield Are Large.

Fine Crop ospects--Estlrnates OF the
Yield Are Large.
BRENNAN, Texas. june 27--Mr. H. p
Clemens, who Is at present engaged In the
market business here, bur has been
practical farmer, returned Wednesday
afternoon from a trip down below Sem
pronlus. Austin county, returning differ
ent route from that taken 50 that he
might see more of the crops of the two
counties His enthusiasm upon his return
vas refreshing. He brought back with
him several stalks Of cotton from the farm
of Mr.. Woodson Tottenham, which fur
nIshes evidence of the hne crops on this
large farm Mr.. Clemens says that he
went all over Mr.. Tottenham's farm and
he has two or three hundred acres IN cot
ton, and that he never saw any finer pros
pect at this season Of the year. The cot
ton was planted early with northern raised
seed and when the boil weevil appeared
he came up to Brennan 10 hear Prof
NIally's speech and upon his return home
he started the fight along the lines recon-
mended by Prof. Mally. He has poisoned
All his crop twice and expects to go over
If agalp. He did not depend on any one
ramedy but thought II best to try them all,
He has kent the dead squares picked up
and is stlll keeping them cleaned out Of
his cotton In addition to picking off the
veevll wherever he can find them. Now he
has no fear of them getting such start
NJ him that he can not control them. HIS
prospect for a good cotton crop was never
60 GOOD as this year and his corn is equally
as good, and 1t has been wen WORKED
consequently has not suffered for rain, but
without rain for week yet he expects
to make forty bushels 10 the acre II was
raining while Mr.. Clemens was talking "a
the reporter Mr.. Tottenham admitted iha A.
| Me nrnspect WINS the best he had had IN
| ten Years Mr.. Clemens says That ne ex
| hmined the crons all along the route
| Going and coming and that he FOUND wher
| ever the crop had been worked, WIN ON
! ar two exceptions of very poor sandy lane
| farms that the crop prospect was excel
| lent. He says that 10 many plaees ~,
cotton had six or sight Dolls 70 tn1 hloo a
| 10 the stalk. At this rate OF frnitlng !
wonid only take a few days 10 have az
! that any cotton Is ever likeiy TO malur'
| ar viii be able 10 carry. 80
V'Messrs r, A. Schuerenberg and c. w
yyJnteimnnn returned last night from
crop Inspecting tour OF the east end Of IN
county. Mr.. Wlnkelmann, IN speskkihg o
| fhe tim said that they found mucn NOR
land living idle than they expected 70 SEE
| IN reason of so many negroes having ae
| upTfpn
oyardow The crops that have been proi
eriy cultivated give promise Of an aolnd 40
| Weld but he found some that were los
T. ne grass and sadly neglected. Whel
ever there seems to be a eemplste fallnT
it Is because the tenants have nesleete
Tho crop or put in more than they coul
nroneriy cultivate and been swamped Wit
prass IAN along the route 20 the rive
Sthich by the way ID very low, SAID NJ
Wtntelmann. eve found good crops whei
they had been worked ana the, the failure as
snns but the negligence OF poor tenant
Altogether the prospect is good for fair
sVsN gentleman from out towards Ind
nendence says that both corn ana cottc
n that section Il very nne, and thst vi
40 nnforEeen disaster the yield promis'
~ he larger than 1t has been for year
Estimates ~ the amount OF cotton thi
Mn he marketed here this fail, are
cnrrse premature. but they are rangli
NON 5000 20 1000 bales, wagon :
Rar went over 5000 bales.
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