The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-11-07

i In the afternoon Prof. w. P. Att
wster, of Houston, Industrial agent
of the Southern Pacific, entertained
the audiences about two hours with
an address on "The Wonderful Re-
sources Of Texas During. his adj
dress Prof. Attwater exhibited quite
a number of specimens of Texas
woods, fruits, birds, etc.
Kamp McGinnis, a successful
fruit raiser of Kaufman county,
talked on the subject of "Apple
Culture in Central Texas" Mr.
McKinnis had with him basket Of
apples grown in his orchard His
talk was of a highly interesting
nature. He is yourg man and be-
gan planting apple trees only few
years ago. He now has ten acres of
bearing trees and says he will con-
tInue to increase the size of his or
chard andIexpets TO die million
aire.
Mr.. VIM. Russell, who lives near
Mountain Peak, and who is a sue
cessful farmer of the western part
of the county, was then called upon
for a speech on the boil worm ques-
ton. For many years he has been
giving this pest much study and
scientific investigation. He said
that with the help of government re-
ports and other scientific works on
the boil worm he believ ed he though
" understood it's habits. To the
surprise of ma Y i'm the audience
MIR. Russell proved himself an or
ator and showed that he had his
subject we'll in hand. He gave his
hearers many valuable points rela-
tive to the destruction of the boil
worm. He said that the only reason
that he did not destroy them on
on his farm this year was
because of the fact that he
was sick for about eight weeks
and he was not able to give
them. his personal attention. No
will doubt his ability to cope with
these pests. Early next year the
Enterprise will begin consulting
Mr.. Russell as to his methods Of
discriminating the boil worms which
information will be gladly furnished
the farmers throughout the county.
The Mexican boil weevil, he said,
had not yet made its appearance In
his community and he had given
them no study but when they do
come he will do his best TO cope
with them.
Late in the afternoon the program
committee reported that O. A. Fin
ley, Of Waxahachie; J f. Davis, Of
Milford; +. J. K. Davenport, OF
) Nash Mrs. G. r. West, of Ennis /;
VIM. Russell, of Mountain Peak !;
C.. l.. Kidd, the Waxahachie mar
seryman; commissioners j. T.
Johnston had been selected - read
papers at the February meeting. TO
this program will be added DR..
Hunter of Victoria who was TO
have read paper at this meeting
on the boil weevil question but
failed TO get here. Several other
, scientific men will also be present
in FEBRUARY,
r The subject OF place for holding
, thenext meetinglof the Institute Was
Z then discussed but 1t was finally de-
, cided to make WaSahacbie its home
for the present.
> In the matter of having bulletins
I from the scientific stations fur
a nished the members of the Insti-
= tute the secretary was instructed 10
send the names of all members 20
President Council who will see that
the bulletins are sent out.
II President Council, Vice President
Kirkpatrick, of the Texas Farmers
Institutes, Col. Coffee and Prof.
Mally said that Ellis county gave
, them the largest attendance Of any
/ county in the state, They said they
!, nad never DSioFe met All aAut"HNV
of farmers who manifested more in
terest or seemed more eager 10
| learn something about their busl-
ness than those who attended this
institute. They predicted a great
/, forward movement from the work
begun at this meeting. Many went
home with new ideas about grating
trees, destroying boil worms and
boil weevils and of many other mat
, ters that will rebound to the agri-
cultural and horticultural interests
of Ellis county.
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