The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-05-04
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BY j. A. & KENBI.E

faily Light, TO the home Of Sam
White, some six miles north 81
Nvaxahaeaie. where We Witnessed
the sheafing OF sheep BY motor
power. Mr.. White is an adept At
the business and managed to set
tie Wool off Of fifty head the dsv
We Were there While there we met
y . Nelson and Verge Davis. also
owners Of sheep and have fine farms
end homes near Mr.. Whites Mr.
White, along with his farming Il
making stock raising side line
and from the fine Durham cattle
registered Poland China hogs and
fine sheen We concluded It would
t4at surprise the field man ID SEQ
the side line the most potent factor
in the next few seasons. From the
fine prospective crops we saw on
TITS trip the farmers viii not suffer
ffem a scarcity Of feed, for eferg
farm We passed, corn. oats and nice
gardens were seen. to say nothing
OF the hogs. chickens and turkeys.
Saturday was a good day for the
field man In the way Of getting new
subscribers for both the Daily Light
end Enterprise. The Daily Light $
telegraphic news service is the best
and most reliable service that ean
be procured, barring none, and tbs
way the new names are being en-
relied, Is SELF evident OF the Lights
uorthiness and It's news service re-
liable and the latest 10 be had Of
course the old Enterprise, the moth
or Of the Daily Light, Is much
sought and read in thousands Ct
homes in the country. Now that
the eonaeription bill has passed,
nov and interesting events will oc-
err daily you viii want to read
about To keep posted there is no
tetter medium than the Daily Light
or Enterprise, whose news service
cen be relied on in every particular
Taking the president at MS
word, e A Davenport, son Of the
late r ] r. Davenport, has IN
creased his acreage IN corn and
sorghum, TIE latter he increased
ron t8o acres to eight acres. In
the garden truck he has an acre
planted te black-eyed peas, one
acre IN irish potatoes, besides an
abundance of everything planted in
a garden lie calculates 10 can
% nsiderabla OF the garden truck
A. e. Murdoch, a new recruit 70
he Daily Lights subscribers, stated
no had increased his corn acreage
I've acres. since the call from the
president TO plant more feed. Such
patriotism Is commendable and il
every farmer in the country will
the acreage to Feed as much
as sir. Davenport and Mir Murdoch,
the cry OF shortage viii greagw b.
solieved.
NJ. d. Robinson was in Waxaha-
HE Saturday on business. lie stat
eli to tt nems reporter 1t was With
a.uch difficulty 10 supply the great
fer hogs, Notwithstanding
the increased prices, He further
stated he had sold from March l9tf
tc date one hundred head Of hoes
md was very near stripped Of pigs
5or sale, but had number o.
choice pigs coming on. Ii is note
worthy to state the farmers are
being rid Of the common nog and
are buying the registered stock.
which. in the long run will be
big saving. as the cost Of their keep
Is not so great.
We acknowledge with mHeii
pleasure subscriptions to the DAILY
Light and Enterprise since last
report. The names are as follows;
] d. fIargroye, Wezahaehie III :
+ Hamm. Waxahaohie B; L. q.
y ilson, WaSahaehie d; j. l. vii
son. both The Dallas News and Eh-