Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-01-20
MuskIneum Farmers Club.

Muskingum Farmers Club.
The Club met with Mr.. and Mrs w
D. Devol, Walnut Hill Farm, JAN II
1896
The exercises were opened with thu
song "Old Folks at Home" by Mrs. w
D. Devol and Mrs. c. 2. Dyar, the Clul
joining in the chorus.
Carroll Davis recited Whitfier's "Ir
School Days"
In the absence of reader, and critic
Miss Laura Devol read an article in the
Social Economist, by George Gunton
editor, entitled THE Legal Merits o.
the Venezuela Case" This was criti
cised by c. p. Dyar, w. d. Devol, IsraeI
Deyol and others. Mrs. c. p. Dyal
read an essay on "Frosts and Drouths
as Blessings"
To the query, How many and where
are the "Y" bridges? Edwin Stacy
sent answer that there was one at
GAINESVILLE, but that this was all he had
been able to learn about them. No
one present had been able to enlighten
the Club on this question.
Mrs. w. d. Devol sang Roll out and
heaye dat Cotton" For Notes of
Travel, Mrs. II. G. Chamberlain gave a
very entertaining description of her
trip down the st. Lawrence, among
the Thousand Islands, and visit to the
old city and fortress of Quebec.
Under miscellaneous business the
President appointed JAS S. Devol, c..
p, Dyar and Pitt L. Stowe a committee
to make arrangements for the June
excursion.
The Club decided to have reports of
Current Events given at each meeting
For February meeting S. X. Van Metre,
G. A. Wood and S. s. Stowe were ap-
pointed to give these.
Miss Elinor Lee favored the Club
with a sweet song.
The subject for discussion was Farm.
ers Trials.
1. Why arenot our farms more produc-
tive? c. P. Dyar said in answer, that
in this neigh borhood the farms are we'll
managed and are doing as well as they
can under existing circumstances. If
the markets changed so as to make it
profitable to raise more vegetabl and
fruits, instead of grains, then we could
irrigate and raise two or three times as
much as we do now. With present
markets this is not practical but he
thinks the time is coming when it will
be done
IL Is it harder to make a success of
farming than of other callings? j. j.
Strecker opened this question by say
ing that a test would be the exchang-
ing places of farmers and men of other
business and see which would then be
more successful. He thought if this
were tried it would be found harder for
men of other occupations to make
success of farming than for farmers to
succeed in some other business profess
sion or office.
j. l.. Jordan said that a change of
business late in life was always an
error. But that farm raised boys were
stronger and always most successful
in any walk in life,
Jas. L. Devol thinks young men will
be more apt to succeed on the farm
than in the city.
S. R. Van Metre said too many leave
farms for the town and city. Thus all
trades are over-done, which is one cause
Of the many failures.
c. p. Dyar thinks young men ought
10 go to cities if their bent and inclina-
tion turn to occupations carried on
there. Those who go to cities vii
have to live off the products of the
farm so there will be better markets
for the fewer remaining upon the
farm.
Ill Is the business or the man to
blame? l.. S. Stowe said it was hard
to tell whether the business, the man,
the land, or the times was at fault.
That times of depression occur ever so
often, regardless OF political parties.
1t takes lifetime sometimes to learn
ones calling and then one was not al
ways certain of being in the right
place.
The song "Old Uncle Ned" by Mrs.
W. ID. Devol and Mrs. c. p. Dyar, clos
I'd the exercises.
The Club adjourned to meet at the
house Of Mr.. and Mrs. j. J. Strecker
Saturday, February sth, 1896.
A. f. S., Sec.