The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-11
BUDGET FROM BRENNAN.
Washington County Is Not in Such a
Bad Way.

. Washington County Is Not in Such a
Bad Way.
Brenham, Texas, August .tns-Nearly
4 usr report Of the crops from this section
snt out&lring the past month has been
. sscd1sas the Imagination of the farmer
could paint 1t. The Post correspondent
hes been taking the word of what the
aslerty told him. and they seemed In
ened 70 leave the impression that there
VII not be a thing made in this county.
40 conversation with a prominent farmer
saturday who. as soon as he began to talk
.nyy, requested that his name be sup
g,sssa as bis nelghbors would accuse him
lying TO reduce the price Of cotton, said
~ 81 the complaints heard were without
foundation. He saws 1t is true that there
.nl lot be full crop In this county--there
sisp IS full crop--but outside of the
Mss 10 the BRACES bottom, which has
sIY oeen exaggerated, Washington county
vss,,I rake pretty fair crop, The boil
NEVIS have done some damage. but since
ms !uly rains cotton has grown so fast
Guy Guy ,o.a on so much fruit that boil weevils
~ ny destroy II all The stalks already
Iys' Az, fairly good crop, and In his opn-
M saeie VIII be between 5000 and 10000
n /, taised In this county now that much
y mas been destroyed by floods In the
s,sI and this will be pretty good
s ,yy ,oI me upands. He continued
a.. ~ Isii crop of hay Is the finest have
nv ,hi u the nifty years have been farming
Il nm nSo sSounty, and fall hay Is worth twice
kr. ha,a as the earlier crop. The hay
ms Il, lnafvested now has done all its grow
teuder rains' ana is long and
I'm, i, farmers have planted some late corn.
Il vlai y impossible to tell what 1t Is going
forsse ~ oe! though It will at least make
tirbt a. ,hlnk the farmers will be all
n H. ,or iced stuff, In spite of the failure
n,ns w corn crop In this county. though
us q, own USE VI wv" io'
sur ns svJIsoOk here is not near so gloomy as
slpt ~ are Inclined to paint 1t. Some
sstTous va msAe out like they have a dis
I Ssss Others honestly BELIEVE that if viii
M i Sa he price Of cotton to make out
0hsrs are not making n half n crop.
cans nr.. Ne complained so long that they
xsa them H. as 1t has become habit
n MIN sros Soooo bales is short 10000 Of nor.
net nssp N this county. hut the outlook IL
havp ~, ~ gloomy as our farmer friends
tr,. usen painting 1t. "'e' i''e"us
tre rnsr ennents have been made for thirty
Butust II 20 leave here this Afternoon FOR
iiS Igi sar extension. They are TO Pen
r denotI aher. an employe at the Santa
ct On ' H. accidentally received severe
ipb hapndlng freight SATURDAY '9rg Snre
Galloway 'esiey. Sllas Middleton and Mary
Birch Sa,N were locked up by Constable
urbinr Siabs IN Dal night on a charge Of dis
,,rsstedD Mrs Fred Schultz, who were
" e. J ssnrtgigday night on complaint Of
ssale suryer,ns Tor interfering with him
Nh wers esihg In the country and abusing
S,tprdas'ga tt Each aned IS in Justice court
tsvisltf .s Lochridre of Waco is here
n,sAridge '-e guest OF her son. Mr.. II. NJ.
rasS.. N Russi returned to Houston Sat
-wlnstead es Is visiting friends In
q, s spTgst voss OF Gainesville was in the
ihsrt,s W W.. = Tynes commenced nro.
. 70 ie s c,n, at GAY mn Sunday which
n'ihued for two weeks.