The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-10-09
Eurtcr TaTmcgs' Club.

September "a the Burton Farmers Club
dined at the bachelor home of Mora Park.
Carl Isle farm. This farm is located upon
what at an earlier date was known as Ben's
Island, portion Of dry and heavily timber
ed land, surrounded by swamp which at
certain times of the year was almost i'm
penetrable. X. G. Shepard, from whom
| our genial host purchased his farm, gave
| this island the more eupbonc name of Carl
Isle, from which the farm takes its name.
But the swamp has receded and today rich
meadows, luXurant fields of corn and other
crops have taken its place. A railroad has
been put in, the wagon roads have been
made 10 equal those in the older parts of the
county, and to stranger the term 'ISle'
| would need an explanation.
PerSeyering industry, intelligently an
piled, has wrought wonderful changes i'm
this locality within the past ten years. For
the past five years the Burton Farmers Club
has been over TO this island annually TO dine
with one or the other of its members and
discuss not only farm life and the various
methods Of farming, but the general topics
of the day.
AT this meeting among the numerous
questions asked was What causes smut i'm
wheat?" ID. $. Cramer, John Park and
others said that wherever the stalk was
bruised or broken and tie juice exuded.
there smut would form. This might be
done by storms, wind, hall and rain, though
no one mentioned careleseDess In cultiyating.
The subject for discussion, EARN work
from September until cold weather." Il. w.
Park spoke Of putting in wheat, digging
potatoes. cutting corn, cleaning barnyards,
gathering fruit, husking corn making build
ings warm for animals and doing the fall
~ roli =
G. X. WOOdln would gather apples first.
especially fall apples. He also spoke of fall
ploughing, fencing, getting wood and clean
ing barnyards. ID. S. Cramer was of the
opinion that barnyards should always be
kept clean. II. c. Shepard would take care
of the corn first in order To save the fodder.
The ladies have the canning of fruit put
ting up pickles and house cleaning to do.
get the children ready for school and winter
and attend to their own wardrobes. Mrs.
II. &. Shepard read selection entitled
"Pioncer women and the work they did i'm
early days" Mrs. l.. &. Doane gave an in
cident in her pioneer life when with what
could be spared from her own and her hus-
bands scanty wardrobe and three dollars in
money she fitted up for winter and thought
herself well provided for. Mrs. Cramer read
n selection upon her favorite theme ABILITY,
not sex should be the key 10 every field of
labor"
The next meeting is to he held at the resi-
dence of Il. Z. Shepard, Silver Maple Farm.
The gentlemens subject FOR discussion "'rhe
ACCESSIBILITY of paying the road tax i'm
money" Speakers, ID. 5. Cramer, Geo. L.
Mason. G. r. WoOdin.
Subject for the ladies, "Remunerative
employment for farmers wives and daugh
ters." Speakers. MIS-. Geo. L. Mason, Mrs.
ID. 5. Cramer, Mrs. l.. G. DOane.
G. Il. Woodin had on exhibition u basket
of potators Of the Mountain Rose variety,
one potato weighing pounds and 4 ounces
and another 2 pounds and ounces; which
is not the best Our club can 90. Our prcsi-
dent, Mrs. G. Il. Mason. said the man who
had charge OF their farm had pula,uts OF the
Empire State variety that weighed ~
pounds and Mr.. Mason had dug from his
garden potatoes that were much larger
Three generations of our host were repre-
sented at this farmers gaihering-his father
and mother, Mr.. and Mrs. John Park, aud
Abel Lamunion, his grandfather on his
mothers side, beside brothers, sisters and
other relatives.
Mr.. Park was assisted by his two attract
i've, dark-eyed sisters in entertaining his
guests and together they made the day one
long to be remembered by the Burton Farm
crs Club S. G.