The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-01-23

ing bargained for Il the extent OF
hundreds OF thoHsauis Of pounds for
shipment to Europ,e Il IS reported
that England, aiuue.s has contracted
Ter halt d million rounds OF frozen
chickens ana This if but drop III
the bucket when the general demand
is considered
In the Chicago market wheat has
gone above Stu a bushel and corn
as high as - cents a bushet, and all
feed products are commanding Il
high price everywhere, despite the
mountaineering grain crop of lasy
year. We all know the occasion Of
the extraordinary demand We
know, too, that it is mot merely tenn
porary, that 1t will absorb the pro-
duction OF this year. 10 matter no"
great the output and that the high
prices now prevailing are not likely
to be greatly reduced soon, but are
more likely to go higher
What, then. is he lesson of the
present situation? Enthusiastically il
is increased production Of foodstufts.
more r-at and bread, more poultry
and eggs These are the things mar
kets are calling for and will continue
TO call for in loud voice, and what
the markets desire is what the pro-
dueers should endeavor to supply.
In that way, and that way only, lies
the hope Of profit and prosperity.
The farmers Of old Ellis county
have had dear experience the past
year and will raise more feedstutfs
and will make cotton for a surplus.
which they will not have to dispose
OF t. live but can hold until the mar
ket price justifies them selling the
staple.
Thursday Of last week the day was
an ideal one for the field man and
We drove ont north rs far as Red
Oak Our first stop was at G. Fl.
Davenport 2, who has lately moved to
the Malcolm farm from near Lancas-
ter. He, like his father, f. J. r.
Davenport, is fine fellow and has a
good wife and two boys The old
Enterprise will be sent regular to
their home this vear / next held
up r r, Wood. who rents on the
Dunlap farm. He said to put his
name down for the paper that he
could not we'll do without it, if it was
OF boil cotton to town, Then ! next
stopped by to see H Hart, on the
Goodloe farm, who gave me a cheek
on Red Oak bank for the Enter
prise. Mr.. Hart has lately moved TO
this farm and has q fine Wife and a
sweet little girl whom We met. next
pulled in at Red Oak, where a tarried
awhile and put onE some names for
the paper This little city was
rather quiet, though I noticed some
improvements going on and the mer-
chants doing some business. w H
Rice, who runs a grocery store, was
visited and he good naturally ex-
tended his paper and A. F. Cayitt was
next 10 do likewise. BY this time We
met d. X, Thongs, who resides g
few miles east Of Red Oak. who gave
me an invitation 70 spend the night
with him. which vas accepted. Mr.
and Mrs, Thomas have lately repaint
ed and papered their fine two-story
residence, which makes il a most ad
mirable home. The papering and
painting was done by them and is a
good as professional workmen coult
have do. Mrs, Thomas is fine
housekeeper and an artist IT. cook
ing and we Jared sumptuously anc
our slumbers were only interru ptet
BY dreaming about the nice friet
chicken we ate for supper. Thi
young couple believe in raising plent,
to eat. They have a hundred Leg
horn hens and lots of ducks and Mrs
Thomas said in one month she sole
s22 worth Of butter from their COW
The next morning, Friday, we re
traced back to Red Oak, going by B
G. Pratt's, who we met at his HON,
and, he got on our list. Mr.. Prat
will reduce his acreage in cotton
this year and will plant lots of corr
and SOW oats. This land is yer,
deep black waxey and not suitable
for wheat, but is good for corn ant
oats. ~uE
We next saw J. N. Lawrence ou
in his field Investigating his land
with a view Of sowing oats as sool
as the ground was dry enough. H,
will cut his acreage in cotton abou
forty per cent and plant corn. oats
and already has his wheat up to
nice stand.
We next stopped by to see T. J