The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-11-17

wives as well as to the farm girls.
There is no disputing the fact that
thousands and thousands of dollars
go TO waste each year by allowing
vegetables TO rot in the gardens.
when. II canned, would feed the
family through the winter months.
Inc plan is to cooperate with the
state department at a. e. NJ. college
III bringing lady demonstration
agent to Ellis county for ten
months season, embracing the
preparation OF the soil period. the
Planting, cultivation and canning of
the vegetables and fruit. II is
known that one girl during the
present year sold her surplus can
he'd vegetables for little more
than 100000 after having provided
as much as two cans per day for
home use for the next twelve
Llcnths.
Miss Dernice Carter of College
Station will be asked to come to
Ellis county and introduce the
work, leaving county agent TO
carry the work on through the
year. The Chamber of Commerce
viii bear The expense of this move
menl. aided by the governmental
appropriation, and it is hoped to
demonstrate during the coming crop
year that it is money we'll spent.
There is prevailing belief among
the members of the Chamber of
Commerce who are interested in
agricultural developments that both
state and county governments con-
tribute TOO little for the advance
ment of this work. and when a
practical demonstration has been
mace, it is hoped that government
al aid may be secured. 1t is held
that practical demonstration of
the "live at home" movement will
teach most valuable lesson as
we'll as save the county thousands
of dollars. The days of the one crop
farming is slowly but surely pass
ing. Cotton can be raised profit
ably only as surplus crop. When
the farmer learns that he must first
grow a living for himself, his fam
lily and livestock on the farm and
then grow cotton as surplus, he
will have solved the problem of
farm life. When these conditions
become general farm life will be the
happiest and most Independent of
any. There is no demand for grow
ing surplus of vegetables or
fruits. but surplus of livestock
may be made to pay good returns.
The hog or the yearling is said to
be the best granary on the farm
Mr.. Beckwith, representing the
w. II. Rice Caravan company, APP
peared before the directors of the
Chamber of Commerce and proposed
TO bring his carnival company here
for Thanksgiving week The mat
ter was referred to committee
composed of Lynn Lasswell, w. d.
Sims and G. c. Groce, which COM
mittee later contracted for the car
nival company to come here and
play a benefit date for the Waxa-
hachie baseball club under the aus
pices of the Chamber of Commerce.
The committee on bylaws and
constitution were not ready with
their report, but announced that
same would be ready to submit a
called session within the next few
days.
The directors of the Chamber of
Commerce turned down the propo-
vote a page or two to the advance
ment of Waxahachie under prohibi-
ton rule at so much per page.
1t may be stated that the work
of the Boys Pig Club will be in
connection with the Corn Club, and
the work of the two clubs, while
open TO the county. will be restrict
ed to the districts contributing to
the support of the organizations.
Card of Thanks.