The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-11-13
COUNTY FARM EXHIBIT
AND STATE FAIR PLANS
ASSOCIATION PLANS GREATER
THINGS FOR NEST
yEAE-
Success OF First Undertaking Was So
Marked That Plans Are launch
ed for Great Exhibits Next
Year.

other .zhibit at lie Dallas Fair
next year was assured saturday at
meeting Of the Ellis County Diyersi-
fication and Marketing association
lThe members were highly pleased
when the reports from the commit
tees showed that the crop show IN
lWaxahachie and the exhibit at the
Dallas Fair we're successes in every
way. The report of the secretary
treasurer showed a small balance
after all bills were paid. This bal
ance, together with the 500 pre-
miums won at the Fair, Will be ex-'
pended in buying exhibition glass at
once, so that next years products
may be taken care of in season
Secretary Schuster was authorized to
80 to sulphur SPRINGS and inspect
! the glass formerly used in the Hop
kins county exhibit. I
This meeting Saturday was the an
lnual meeting for the election of Of
ficers, etc, and was called to order
lby Vice President Frank Hosford.
The finance committee reported
| all but five dollars collected on
ipledges for the local and Fair ex-
lnibits, and that the merchants and
business. men of Waxahachie and
Midlothian had responded heartily to
Their requests for funds. They we're
also highly pleased With the success
attained and the many compliments
lpassed on the exhibits. Following
these reports. it was ANONYMOUSLY
decided to have these exhibits repeat
ed IN 1917. and to come back strong
Ter than ever.
TWAS also decided TO have a poui.
TRY SHOW some time in January, and
a committee composed OF ]. E. Key
worth, Mrs, r. "A. Davis. Mrs. Joe
Pitts, Henry Poindexter, Geo. Mad
den, A. j. Curlee, Jim Farrar. w. T.
Jones, Ed Piumhoff, j. B. Wilson
of Sterrett, ]. G. Manus and Sid Grif-
lfin was appointed to have charge of
IAN details OF the show. 1t was sug
lgested that each exhibitor should
furnish the 6oeps for his fowls. and
Chairman Keyworth was requested to
nave model made, so that the
gcoops would be as Uniform as pos
isible. He promises TO have these
READY by the first Monday in De
icember, at which time the committee
lis called TO meet In the election of
officers the following were elected
for the ensuing year: Frank Hosford,
president; A. Wicker. vice president;
lC f. Schuster, secretary-treasurer
1t was also ordered that the member
lship next year be composed only of
Those members who pay 1917 dues in
advance. The membership for 1915
reached los, and it is hoped TO dou-
BILE this for 1917.
One new feature was added when
it was decided to have "Query
Box" where any member might pro-
pound questions regarding any phase
of farming. The president will re-
whose duty it will be to investigate
all authorities and report ct the next
meeting. One of the members ask
ed the reason why pear trees did
not bear fully and regularly after
Il full bloom, etc, and the question
was referred to Farm Demonstration
Agent Floyd, who viii study the
question after the best authorities
and answer it at next meeting This
now phase of the work promises TO
become interesting, and it is hoped
that any member who has any. prob
lem he cannot solve will submit it
to the meeting and have it referred
to some one whose duty it will be to
answer at the next meeting.
This organization of farmers has
accomplished great good for Ellis
county in the eighteen months since
its organization, aud every farmer
in Ellis county should become mem {
Der. Only persons engaged in agri- !
culture may become active iuembers, /
and the small amount OF fifty cents /
charged as dues is used for station 4
ely. postage, meeting notices, etc. /
No officer draws any salary. The |
propositions affecting the welfare OF
The farmers are discussed and han 4
died promptly Under the wise and
consistent leadership of Frank Hos
tord il is hoped that the member \
ship viii reach several hundred and
that great good viii be accomplished
leNt year.