The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-04-15

s or 10 inches deep SO that can
conserve moisture directly under my
cotton. 1t also gives the cotton Il
chance to make a good, stronp tap
root. for I have found that cotton
with a deep tap root will stand the
dry weather much better than
where the tap root is short ana
shallow. After my land is laid OH
very deep ! then bed up the rows
about half as deep a. they are lad
off then harrow my land until
it is thoroughly pulyerized, there
by securing a good seeded. Lane
prepared in the above way Will as
| a rule, make $50 to goo pounds
more seed cotton per acre than land
prepared the old way by listing UP
on the hard ground, or leaving the
| land unbroken directly under the
cotton, for the following reasons:
First, on all hard foundation lands
YOU could hardly expect the tap
roots of the cotton to penetrate TO
any extent where the land is almost
| imperyious to water, second, cot
ton with shallow roots will not
stand the drouth but will throw Oil
the squares, while the deep-rooted
cotton will hold and make more
squares.
"Now, know that the Old Way OF
! lingering In a cotton crop is the
quickest way, and can be done with
| much less work but when a man
| 'niggers' in a cotton crop he sener-
ally 'niggers' it out, or at least has
to cultivate a great deal more land
to get the same amount of cotton
He does not get a good sample Of
lint like he will where the land has
been properly prepared. So it IS
more per acre and better cotton.
Sunday, April 5th, | attended the
"all day singing" at Reagor's
| Springs Dinner was spread and it
was estimated that 1900 people
We're in attendance. Glasses from
Howard, Buena Vista, Bardwen,
Boyce, South Prong. Forreston and
Main Street Christian church, Wax
ahachie. were there, and aided in
Tucker, of Reagor's Springs, was
conductor The weather was ideal
| for the occasion and all enjoyed the
good singing.
First Monday, as usual, brought
forth large crowd, A few of the
new acquaintance | met here that
day are: w. G. Davis, Brittou, ]. I.
Bromley. Mt. Peak; W. NJ. McClain,
Plum Grove, j. D. Mahaney, Grit
fifth Switch p. f. Hardee, Griffith
Switch; r. D. Roberts, Red Oak
and ]. NJ Sullivan of Rocket. Fe-
liX Prather of Buena Vista, was also
here first Monday With some fine
Black Spanish chickens.
Bud and Astor Jones were here
first Monday with a load of pigs
per head.
Mr.. and Mrs l.. A. Adair. WIZ
reside some three miles north OF
Waxahachie, celebrated their 30th
anniversary by giving a big dinner.
Mr. and Mrs. Adair have kept up
this custom since the first year OF
their marriage.
A. 8. Whteield had his hno
horse. Bob Hartman on exhibit
ton here first Monday. The colts
shown by this horse in WaXahachie
that day was a 2-year-old filly, own
ed by VIII Bryson, Ovilla; |, : and
3year-old b. V. Lowry of Boz; 2
year-old colt, A, S. Whtteleld, city;
2-year-old colt. Sam Borders, color
ed city; 2-year-old fiily, L. W Tay-
lor. WaXahachie s. yearling colt,
Mr.. Primer, yearlins colt. Roman
Aday. Waxahaehie ?; yearlinG colt,
Sam Jenkins, Waxafachie j !;
Brown yeariing colt, j. A. Iolcomb.
city; bay colt, r. il. Smith, of
Mt. Peak. These colts all showed
fine points and attracted much at
tention.
A. J. Curlee also had Gratwood
and Hal Gentry on exhibition. The
colts shown by Gratwood were as
follows: One 2-year-old geldins
John Shannon, owner; 2-year-old
gelding. Ed Har1ell; 2-year-old
gelding, Charley Verheyden, and
one-year-old filley, A. J. Curlee,
owner These colts. too. showed
fine points and won admiration,
My old time and true friend, Nat
Grimes. of Sardis. had his fine
horse here first Monday. He is a
beauty
1t is encouraging to note the
great interest being taken in rails
ing fine stock throughout the conn