The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-06-20
CAPACITY IS DOUblfO


Win onu ot the bgkraat nuys1r
I.e ia Texas a. theif door tlgusas
dvviy speaking. every farmer ln Ellis
county wbo owua land should have
fc~ acres 'st apart for Az orchard
aats pilates! In trees hsst adapted 10
the snll
The nursery IL In Nasahachic and
lE owned by stock company which
ts incorporated under the name OF
the Wa1ahaehie Nursery Compan,
Men who know every detail of the
nursery business are at the head OF
the enterprise. and tina; !ts success
Is assured is attested by the fact that
the capacity for growing trees for
market has been doubled since last
year. About $50. 600 worth OF hor-
uculturai and ornamental stuff was
shipped from Waxahachie last year,
aud the sales this year are expect
ed To reach $50. 600 Stock from
this nursery went to almost every
section Of the state. Statesmen are
now at work in various directions
and they are sending encouraging
reports to Manager Mayhews of
flee.
To one who has not seen the trees
growing 1t is hard to realize the mag
nitude Of the business transacted
yearly by the Waxahachie Nursery
Company Wednesday afternoon a
representative of this paper accept
ed an invitation from Mr.. j. r. Ma
/ hew, the manager, to visit the nur-
sery, which is located in East End,
I While walking over the sixty acres
! devoted to the propagation OF all
varieties of fruit trees Mr.. Mayhem
| explained every detail connected
! with the nursery business. Mr..
! Mayhew estimates that fully half
/ million plants are now growing for
! the market In the horticultural de-
partment may be found peaches, ap-
pies, plums, apricots and pears. All
the leading varieties of these fruits
are represented. Then there are
berry vines, all manner Of flowers
and shade trees and ornamental
shrubbery in endless variety. The
fruit tress were in different stages
OF growth Several thousand Will be
ready for shipment this fall, while
others will not be ready for trans
planting until next year and The
next. The attention OF the scribe
was particularly attracted to one block
OF peach trees. The rows were some
three hundred yards long and CON
tanned about fifty-seven thousand
trees. thirty of the most popular va
rieties being included in this block.
The trees were of uniform size and
heisbt and presented a magnificent
view In order TO insure healthy
growth all nursery stock is subject
ed to a thorough cultivation. The
plow and hoe must be used frequent
lly in order to keep the land free from
the weeds and grass.
Mr. c. l.. Kidd is in charge of the
nursery and has had several men
and boys at work budding trees for
! next years shipment. This Is an
interesting process. with "a Keen
edged knife one man Sits the park
Of "A peach tree downward, then cuts
around In the form Of "a crescent
and into this incision inserts the bud
of plum or another variety OF
peach. This operation is followed by
"a boy who binds the bark closely to-
eether with a cord when the bud
begins growing the top of the tgee
Is removed just above whore the nnd
was inserted.
The packing sheds aud office are
located In West End a great deaf
Of ornamental stuff is grown tn thai
part of the city. About twenty thou'
sand roses are nov heins prepared