The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-11-10

bury. but the poor. anos;endins
birds rciased 90 become aecamated
said they were not novbiris. o.
something 10 taat effect Be thsi
as q may Cavaon's ostrich farm
remains today IRE greatest in the
world
AZ Victoria. IN Mexico. there Is a
parrot ranch. And some distance
beyond Los Angeles. Cal there Is an
immense pigeon farm. There one
will find nearly 10000 pigeons, And
almost everybody knows there is
money in pigeons. indeed. where is
the schoolboy who hasn't kept few
at one time or another.
Also. in Colorado. there is a bear
farm. And somewhere up in Cana
Ia Is man who Is making money
By rearing wolves. the skins bring
ing handsome prices.
Out at Hot Springs Ark. II j.
Campbell has an alligator farm,
which Is but another OF the Ameri-
can queerest farms in the world.
Bet down in Florida, where the al
ligator grows. the farmers used to
shoot the whole blooming family. 1t
Is said that between 1890 and 1900
more than 100000 saurians we're
killed.
The alligators seemed TO take
great delight in depicting the far
mers' herds of cattle. Even the do
cile COW was not immune Naturally,
making away with the aliigators in
wholesale lots caused shortage of
alligator skins. and the leather man
ufacturers felt the pinch. Alligator
farms were the result.
And Mr.. Campbell goes Dame Ma
ture one better-he matches 'em out
In incubators. After they get be-
You'd the stage where they look like
weelly worms with ironclad backs.
the alligators are allowed to shoot
the chutes, play tag and otherwise
make the most of life. But eventu-
ally the sword. not OF Damocles. but
of Campbell. falls.
Later, the pride OF the family re-
ceiyes as graduation gift lovely
alligator-skin grip or suitcase. and
he and the baggage smashers, ali
unmindful of the shattered romance
and the pihfue tragedy back Of the
advent Of the grip or suitcase, treat
it shamefully. That's life for you.
In Texas, farmers are breeding
buffalos and crossing them with cat
tie In Oregon they are raising Chi
aeae pheasants.
Terrapin farming is one of the
newer industries. Down on the Isle
of Hope in Georgia, is one of the
greatest of all terrapin farms.
And the United States bureau Of
fisheries has been studying diamond
back terrapins for the last eight
years down at Beaufort. y. c. There
terrapin have been in the pounds
or more than six years, and the
Young have long ago reached the
age where they can take care of
themselves.
According to the department, salt
water swaInps with tidal basins are
deal spots for the raising Of terra
pin. All that is necessary is to pro-
vide proper Enclosure, while leay-
ing sluiceway for the ebb and flow
Of tho water.
Also there must be exposed sand
for the better part of the time, for
here it is the female laws her eggs
And. of course the doughty male ter
fapin not getting his mate, must have
a place where he can take sun bath
when SO minded
William Hagan has an immense
fur plant down along the shores of
Tie Delaware, where he raises musk
rats and makes money at it. Dur
ing the season of 1914-15 Mr.. Hagan
realized more than $4,000 clear
profit on his immense farm, which
extends over an area Of ola acres
But muskrat farming is very
strenuous business.
Joseph Matlaek of Moorestown.
n j., owns what is perhaps the
largest guinea pig farm in the world.
This much is uneontradietable. He
rs Uses more of them than any grow
er in America, and makes money
where others fail Now, that's some
thing to be proud of.
Any one can be a farmer; but 10
be a successful farmer-well, that's
something different. OF course.
there are other guinea-pig farms
which enrich their owner-lots Of