Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-10-20
THE AGR|CULTURl[
EXHIBIT IND FAIR
~ Seen BY County Farm psmonssra'
ton Agent 4. w.

Along about the first Of September
when the writer first began to talk
about q fair this fall many people
~hooted" At the idea. saying there
could not be gotten together from the
whole county enough farm products
to make q creditable exhibit for one
poor twenty-acre farm. To be frank
about II. the prospects were Just
about as gloomy a. they could get.
for when returned home from q
trip about September I. the whole
country seemed TO BE- about NJ bare
and devastated a. did poor old
Georgia In the wake Of sherman's
famous march. when he made the
brag himself that he had left the
country so destitute that crow
would starve In strip thirty miles
wide that reached clear through the
State. There was scarcely the ap-
pearance Of anything left In this
whole country. The prevailing opIn.
ion was that there was not a sound
ear Of corn left In the county.
Everybody got busy at once and
planted fall gardens. Cotton started
a fine second growth. The gardens
came up with a great deal OF promise
and people for few days held high
hopes Of top crop OF cotton. but II
was only few days till all these
prospects together with the peoples
hopes had gone glimmering. The leaf
worm and the boil weevil put a
quietus on the top crop. and ten thou
sand insects. innumerable and indie.
scribable. gnats. bugs and worms
moved down the beautiful garden
truck like chan before the wind"
These were the prospects when the
indomitable ]. Webb Howell. the per
sistent and ever-insistent II. L. Nc
knight and the irrepressible NJ. 4
Wallace. In connection with the
writer, began the agitation for this
last fair.
So we were not long In deciding
that we would have the fair at all
hazards and went before our business
men and merchants and county Of
ficials. and. as they always do, re
sponded to a man with liberal con
tributions to the premium list. Com
mittees were appointed and each man
did his full duty In making the fair
the splendid success II was. II Is
useless In this connection to discuss
this success because the unanimous
verdict has gone forth that there were
never two better or more enjoyable
days spent by the people OF this
county.
The stock and poultry shows were
fine. ! do not believe there Is a
county In Texas that lie waking uT
any faster 10 the importance OF bet
ter stock OF all kinds. and the i'm
provement Of dairy cattle Is some
thing wonderful.
The agricultural exhibits were faI
better than We could possibly have
hoped.for. There were three separate
farm exhibits thst carried over thirty
varieties each Of farm products. be
sides the canned goods. and the writer
holds that there are mighty few coun
ties that can stand a. many draw
hacks a. Brasos County has stood
this year and then have farms In !,
that can furnish over thirty varieties
of me producta
The committee on amusements de
serve great credit for the splendid
success Of their department Due d
this program there Was not q dull
hour Of the whole two daya
We should begin noe 10 organise
q permanent fair association for Brs
sos County and let n be ssftied d
once that We Win have Z fAk next
fan. bigger and better than eyer Be
cause there Is nothing half no con
ducive Of genuine progress and gen
ersl good feeling a. for our people ID
come together In this annual event
and show each other and the word
at large that we are trying to do
something On our farms.
A. W. HICKMAN.
County Decentralization Aren't