The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-10-03

pig club exhibit showed that they
couid grow better pigs than their
fathers ever grew and girls showcd
they could put up better preserves
and canned vegetables add fruits
than their mothers made. This ap-
plies as n general rule with the us
ual exceptions.
Some young ladies' In the canning
club exhibits wen scholarships and
prizes Of value. which will encour-
age them TO n greater effort next
year. Farm life should be the most
independent and happy life there is
and the purpose OF the Boys pig
clubs. Corn clubs and Canning clubs
is TO show the way to independence
on the farm. The fellow who imag-
ines II is possible to devote his
whole time to the growth OF cotton
and corn to the exclusion OF other
things will find farm work q druid
gerry with little returns for his la
Dor. but the felldw who farms to
live and surround himself with the
things necessary to live comforta-
bly, without running TO town for ev-
erything he eats ought 10 find farm
ing profitable even with medium
price for his money crops.
The ideal farm is the one which
has dairy cows enough to supply the
family's needs throughout the year
and create surplus to sell, one
where hogs are grown for meat sup
plies and few pigs to sell. chick
ems. turkeys. fruits and vegetables,
making it point to raise little
more of each commodity than Is
consumed. The surplus of these
may, be sold to the city consumers
and the money used in purchasing
the few things that cannot be grown
here. By this means the cost of liv-
| ing is reduced to the minimum and
the minimum is paid for with the
surplus of the produce grown. But
some fellow will say this works out
| better on paper than in practice.
which 1t does, but the plan is a
sound one and will do something
towards reducing the cost Of living
and making the cotton crop truly
a surplus money crop. Just try 1t.
Canning Club Prizes.
Group 1-Best and most complete
exhibit-Scholarsh in Trinity Uni
Iversity. Given to Girl having 9th
grade education Matte Bruce.
lWaxahachie, Route 4.
Group BEST and most complete
exhibit-Steam pressure Gamer. Not
open to girls entering Group IL
Matte ROBBERS. Midlothian 4; sec
ond best, Elah Glenn. Ennis 2. $40.
! Group No. BEST dozen (12) uni
form jars OF different products, !
jar of tomatoes. given to four (4)
girls whose ages are between 10 and
| IS. Best History of Crop neatly
bound Best made cap and apron.
Trip and weeks free stay at Dallas
Fair-Mattic Roberts, Midlothian 4 4;
Matte Bruce. Waxahachie 2; Chris
tina Holland, Midlothian b; Hattie
Walker, Ennis /. Second best
Donnie Lumpkins, Ennis 1, SIS worth
of trees or flowers from Waxaha-
chic Nurcery Co. catalogue.
|! Group No 4--Limited to girls in
\ Waxahachie district-Best six CO..
varieties of Enthusiastically to
Mrs. Fugate's expression class, Nam
] ME May Fulks: second best, Ella
! Keyworth, Waxahachie c, So; third
best, Edna Turnipseed. Palmer 2.
$3.50 fern given by Bird Forrest.
Group No. 5--Best six varieties
of jelly, open to all not entering
group 4-Pen of Barred Rock chick
ems, Clara Hays, Waxahachie 4
second best, Flora Fulks, Waxaha-
chic 2, IS; third best, Raychel Bell,
six best rose bushes given by Bert
Stands.
Group No. 9-Best 2 bottles of All
brand Dixie Relish, Matte Bruce,
Waxahachie 4. IS; second best. Elah
Glenn. Ennis 2, So; third best. Ella
Keyworth, Waxahachie c, 81.
Group No. BEST 2 bottles "B.
Is. Chutney," Lula Odom, .Waxaha-
chic c, SIS; second best, Christina
Holland, Midlothian b. SO; third
best, Elah Glenn, Ennis 2, 50.
Group No. S--Best 2 bottles OF
All brand Tomato Catsup,, Emma
Hayes, Midlothian 4. SIS; second
best, Edna Turnipseed, Palmer 2. SO;
third best, Doliie jenkins, Waxaha-
chic L, 81.
Group No. 9-Best glass OF mint
jelly, Emma Hayes, Midlothian A..
SO; second best, Clara Hayes, Mid