The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-12-05
POULTRY SHOW PLANS
OUTLINED III Meeting
DATES FiSED UPON ARE JAM
Any 2g AND - AND WAxA-
UaCHE ~ TIE PLACE.
Dr. Biodgett Gives Interesting Inter
view of Diseases Oi Cotton Fol-
lowing Meeting Of Market
ing Association.

meeting at the Chamber of Commerce
rooms Monday afternoon. Every
available chair was occupied with In
terested members of the association
and spectators. Tho association is
working toward the betterment OF
conditions on the farm In Ellis coun-
~ and the members believe the
easiest way to better the conditions
Is through diversification and i'm
proved marketing methods.
For some time the matter of hold
ing poultry show has been einsid-
cred ard NJ the meeting Monday
n was decided to bold same on the
dates of January 25. &c and 81. A
committee composed Of j. f. Key
worth. -. F. Hawkins and c. e..
Schnster was named to so to Waco
and sec II the coops belonging to the
Cotton Palace could not be rented
for the first show here and If the
show Is a success eoops could be pro-
vidud by next year when the second
show will be. held.
The following committee VISA
named TO have charge OF arrange
ments OF the poultry show: j. b..
Keyworth, Mrs. X. II. Davis. Mrs. j.
r. pitts. Henry Poindexter, Geo.
Madden. A. J. Curlee, Jim Farrar,
Ed Plumhoff. W. T. Jones. j. Bert
Wilson. ]. C. Manus. Sid Griffin,
w. II. Campbell. This committee
will perfect arrangements for hold
ing the poultry show In January and
viii arrange a schedule of premiums
to be given.
Following the discussion of the
poultry show, J. G. Olson. terracing
expert from College Station, address,
cd the meeting ON terracing and tile
draining. Those present took an
active interest tn these subjects.
Quito number OF our people are
interested In both terracing and tile
draining.
The Marketing association IS doing
good work under the able leadership
of President F'rank Hosford and the
membership Is being greatly bene-
fitted by discussion OF the problems
that come up In every day life on tho
farm. The association plans to hold
q corn test day on the first Monday
In February and each first Monday
thereafter will be devoted to special
subjects.
Cotton Diseases.
DR.. f. H. Blodgott of Fort Worth
failed to reach here In time for the
meeting. due to a Misunderstanding
OF the hour, but he gave out the fol-
lowing interview as the gist of the
talk he would have made on cotton
diseases. which win be Of interest to
the farmers of Ellis county:
Diseases of the cotton crop are
sufficiently varied to offer 4 posi-
BILE injury from the time the seed
sprouts until the bolls ripcn. Diff
ferent fungi may be present In the
same field at different seasons of
the year. and do more or less dam
age as the weather conditions are
favorable for their Development or
otherwise.
Tho seedlings may be killed by
'damplng off" This affects the
young plants close to the soil line
whore the tissues become diGcolor-
ed and watery. The stalk is not
strong enough TO stand erect when
diseased. so that affected plants fall
over and quickly die. This is ordi-
narily cold and met weather trou-
Bile, and may be avoided by wait
ing until the sell is warmer before
planting the seed.
As the plants grow larger it may
be that red or purple circles viii APP
pear on the seed-leayes or later ones,
and elongated purplish spots on the
stem. These discolored areas Indi-,
cate the presence of the anthrauuse.
Such early infections are usually due
to the use of diseased seed. The
diseased spots which develop on the
young plants supply sparseiy which
diseased areas on other plants. and
on the hollis. may later originate.
To avoid this damage the simplest
method is 60 use seed two or three
years old The vitality Of the fungus
dimiaishe5 RAPIDLY in stored seed and
is entirely gone ia three year old
seed, according TO careful expert
ments carried. ON for number OF
years in tie eastern Gotten states
Washing the seed in formalin viii
reduce the amount OF injury mate
rally by killing surface spores. Il
VIII net. however. kin the fungus