Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-12-23
pY HAMILTON WRIGHT.
50 clal Correspondent.

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To onv who gees into Childrcss Coun'
IS 20 investigate it, agricultural ard
urban development the popular tiilui
book. pigs u Pigs" VIII b. brought
wildly a. mind There N. however, o
differ nee. for the readers uf that o.
nous Look viii recall that the inDrrAs,
" the species was a source ~ nu u'to
trouble and great aggravation 90 the
station agent. while IN Childrcss Coun'
Is Il means success O. 'hc farmer anl
breeder.
childfess County can ln al modcsty
claim the distinction ~ being the home
Of more thoroughbred hUg breeders
than any other county IN Texas 10.
Gated IN the northwestern part ~ thp
state with a coil that is well ADAPTED
10 the production o. ic,lstufis and al'
falfa, the farmers have turned from
the speculation of a high price f0r cot
ton O. the more certain method ~ rails.
Ing feed and marketing Il on foot.
There are many breeders who have
won blue ribbons all over the country
for their hoes Among them h Lewis
Brothers and Cunningham. breeders ~
thoroughbred Poland Chinas. whose
herd Of over $50 hogs Is headed by the
world famous boar Ranger an ami.
NAL for which $50 00o was offered and
whosc offspring sold last summer 90
a sale for an average prize uf over
$1,000 PER head. a record. :. J.. LaWis.
one Of the firm. started into the breed
ing business with the intention u im.
proying the pork breeds. some ten
years axe. but bis success vas ~ great
that hc purchased the worlds cham
plon hoar and six sOws Tor the purpose
Of prize breeding. Today al his herd
bears were bred on the place. which Ia
excetional His stock Is - well known
that the Oklahoma A & N. Colleee
has shipped IN sows 10 be- bred. AZ
the present time sOws from four az
ferent states are on the farm
Candy for Hog Feed.
The success q Afr. Lewis as n hog
breeder may b. attributed 90 the atien.
ton he pays 10 pleasing his hogs Re.
GENTLY .ir Lewis made a contract with
the King Candy Company. q Fort
Worth. for 250o pounds q candy. which
he has been feeding them.
At the western outskirts % Childrcss
Il the farm q Alexander. Niche and
Jones. who specialize In the Duroc Jer.
sey herd. Upon q visit O. this farm the
visitor finds the champion boar sen.
sation Type" being curried and comhei
with more care than children receive.
over three hundred head q these hogs
are handled on this farm and amoas
the famous swine We find a fun sister
High orion Type" q the 1919 worlds
grand champion and also a fun broth.
er Great Sensation orion" one 81
the mos; interesting families on the
farm was n little ~ twelve SOW pigs,
daughters q sensation Tyne"
Sales Are Held.
During the year sales are held n
these farms as well a. those - other
breeders In the county. a banker here
stated that u Is now an unusual thing
for a sale 20 amount 90 ss0.a0o q
s25 900 which indicates the value q
thoroughbred stock. and the opp1riuni
~ fer the farmer who keeps up the
breeds.
The Town 81 Childress.
The city q Chlldress with a popula.
ton o. 5000 is proyerblally busy Il
II the county seat and railroad center
of this region. Tho main shops q the
Fort Worth Denver located here EN-.
ploy between 800 and 1000 men. draw.
ing an aggregate monthly stipend q
$4,000. An official announcement
has Just been made by officials % the
company that an additional $500 900
viii b. expended for the enlargement
Of the local yards and shops A new
turntable capable q handling the
heavy so-foot engines has just been
competed.
AZ a railroad center q considerable
importance Chlldress has an Industry
that has always made IL a prosperous
city. The three hanks here have
combined capital stock o. sl7s. 600 and
deposits Of over $4,000. 900 The bust.
ness section q town Is being paved
with brick. Several prominent high
ways pass through here. including the
Dallas. Canadian and Denver the Col.
oradoto-ihe-Gulf Ozark Tran and the
Bankhead Highway. Mayor J. W.
Mitchell II a town booster ana builder.
as well as an enthusiast for good roads.
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