Haney Feed & Farm Supply.

Category: History .

In 1938 the Haney brothers Jim, Charley, Stanton, & Giles, first sold Sun Glow feed at the Haney Bro building in Waller Texas. It was located on the north side of the present day Business US 290. In May of 1945 they started selling Purina Feed.

At 2614 Washington St. the brothers built a warehouse, at the present location and later they expanded the warehouse, adding a mill. In 1951 the warehouse-mill had a fire, and then they added the showroom and office. They moved the feed sales over to the new showroom after the fire.

The hammer mill was located in a small building near the street at the S. W. corner of the warehouse, where the slab of the old corn bin is located. In 1956 Doyle Sitton remembers coming to town to visit Eunice Haney ( Sitton), and remembers Giles Haney working on the present feed mill raising the top of the warehouse and relocating the hammer mill to the hammer mill basement-pit.

Doyle said that the bulk tower was constructed after Doyle and Eunice married. After the wedding, Doyle started working at the store for Eunice's father, Jim (James E.) Haney. Jim had used all of his money, $20,000, to have the bulk tower built. He was sick with cancer but was able to see the first load of bulk feed loaded from the bulk tower just before his death in 1960.

Doyle continued to operate the store for his mother- in- law, Ora Pleasant Haney utill January 1, 1964. Doyle & Eunice Sitton bought the feed store from Mrs. Haney after Jim's death and have continued to keep the family business open.

Three generations of Sitton's have worked at the store. Doyle, Eunice, three sons, David, James, Tim, two grandsons Justin, Jason and granddaughter Jennifer.


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