The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-05-01
A TRIP TO THE COUNTY FARM
This Institution is well MANAGED
by Supt. Grow.

Yesterday afternoon reporter for
the DAILY LIGHT and Jailer Tom
Jennings visited the county farm,
which IL situated about three miles
northeast of the city on the Ike and
Waxahachie road. The reporter
had received many invitations from
Superintendent Crow to visit the
farm but for various and sundry
reasons we had deferred going until
Yesterday
A county farm is usually referred
to as ''poor farm but in the Ian
guage of one of the old veterans
| from an eastern state the other day
the Ellis county agricultural sta
tion il about the richest poor farm"
that can pc found. In fact, we
doubt if there is a county farm any
where in Texas that can begin to
compare with this one. Ii contains
! four hundred acres Of as fine black
| land as can be found anywhere IN
the state and all but fifty acres IL in
high state of cultivation. Upon
arriving at the farm we found Sn-
perintendeut Crow standing guard
over a number of convicts who were
planting sweet potato slips. Mr..
/ Grow turned the eonvicts over 10
/ some of the guards and very cuti1%
! teousIy showed us over the farm.
We visited every nook and corner
on the premises. The jail, hospital ,
/ asylum aud the paupers' quarters
were given thorough inspection.
| The asylum is constructed of brick
and contains twelve cells, all Of
which are kept in perfect order All
the houses had been given a spring
cleaning and everything was in a
good sanitary condition. There was
only one inmate OF the asylum, Il
man named Reed, who viii be sent
to one Of the state asylums In a few
! davs. There were seven persons In
the paupers' department, We were
( shown All aged negress who has
been there about four months. To
| the reporter she said she did not
know her age, but IL is claimed tn at
she il more than ii5 years old.
/ There are now sixteen convicfs on
the farm, most of whom are negroes.
/ The male portion Of them were plow-
ing corn yesterday afternoon and
Mr. Crow said that they only lacked
a few acres being over II the second
time. No cotton is raised on the
farm. ALI the land Is planted in
corn, oats and wheat, in addition To
which there are two alfalfa lots OF
fourteen acres each. Several acres
is devoted To garden purposes and
the Irish potatoes, peas and other
garden stuff Is in splendid condition
The wheat and oats this year will
mot amount to much on account OF
the dry weather, but the prospects
for q magnificent corn crop are very
fiattering. Considering the q Y
weather and high winds the corn is
growing nicely and the land has
been kept perfectly clean. Every
thing on the farm is conducted in q
systematic manner, which doubtless
accounts for the success attained by
Mr.. Crow III his management Of the
farm.
After taking a look at the crops
Mr.. Crow escorted us to the back
yard To take a look at the hogs,
cows and mules. Here everything
itHA b7FEH Af %EAS t3t Aft1iit9Fl dt3J
convenience. Two wells on the
place supply all the water that Is
used. The water is pumped into 4
big tank by two windmills and from
this tank the water is conveyed In
lpipes to all parts of the lot. In the
Lot We were shown ninety-six head
of fine Poland. China hogs. ranging
ia all sizes and ages. Mr.. Grow
has on hand about eighty-foui
shoats that will weigh from fifty te
one hundred and atty pounds.
Eight blooded Holstein cows fur.
nish enough milk for all purposes
Fifteen big mules are used on the
farm and they are in splendid con
dition. The poultry department ii
presided over by Mrs. Crow and II
this work she takes a great deal o.
pride. She now has four hundred
and fifty little chicks just released
from the incubator.
The yard in front of the house /,