Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-02-12
Pm. r yer Township Farmers Club.

Thursday. February 4, and u more
thoroughly enjoyable and pleasant
Gathering of the citizens could not have
peen instituted under any other cit-
,.ums ances on conditions. Tine people
.ho assembled AT this meeting seemed
% vie with each other in making their
,reseuce agreeable. ana Mr.. and Mrs.
Frear administered with untrng
fort, To the needs and cares OF each
nd everyone present. The meeting
gas called to order by the president.
The secretaries report read aud APP
lrovcd after which the following ques-
ions were discussed
Can we do our own grating. if 81
ill some one tell US how and wherep
Mr.. Clark said could graft any time in
,pring before the buds ursted, and he
ave the following formula for 49,
rafting wax part, rosin and 2! parts
Oeeswax, part tallOw. Mr.. Curtis
.,eriered the use of linseed oil in place
+ the Ia flow,
Can grapes be grated, if so how and
when? Mr. Clark said he never saw
my grated.
What shall we do TO make better
Dads and thereby cut of this good
Dad craze Mr.. Mey was greatly ia
'tvOr of the township session, he SAID
.e did not wish TO aid any more eX-
"nsc bul the m 'uev expended ought
be- prope ~ used and used where
most neeced. He also said we We're
way behind IN our present road system.
Mr.. Frear lid not agree with Mr. Mey,
ne said the general opinion of those
good people was he farmers were
lazy and did not know how To make
good roads. He also said ne would adj
nit there were some who were negli-
gent about doing their road work and
merely worked 10 kill time; but all did
not do that way and he thought il well
. reward each one with their Just dues.
Then came the question: is the farm.
r.. wife effected by the depression in
'griculture equal to the husbands ;? 1t
vas the general opinion of the ladies
he wife was Just as greatly Effected
md often times more for "a rule the
:urtailng OF expenses began in the
house. OF course the gentleman did
not agree. A. the nouncement Of
dinner we adjourned TO the dining
room to partake of the bountiful reA
past prepared for the occasion.
The first topic discussed after dinner
vas the Jersey vs.. the beef or general
purpose cow: affirmative G.. W. Abbott,
negative II NJ. Davenport. led in dis
cusson by OTTO Mcy. Mr. Abbott said
IN discussing this subject there were
few things connected with either type
That must be considered in ono f
their bearings in order that it result ia
profit, and not Il loss to the dairymNu.
he said how few there are who ca y
on general farming by the addition
Of a few cows that make them pay and
+ at a still less mum Der that know lust
now much they TO make He also
said in making the choice of breeds if
y on We're TO select the beef type or gen
rral purpose cow for mothers. the one
uir>t point not To be overlooked was the.
price of the finished product beef. AudN
upon the other hand if the purly butter
type was to be bred the mother must
nave the ability to convert her food in
To rich milk and not lay il upon her
back in the form of flesh. He said it
was impossible to breed for beef and
outer at the same time.
Should it be possible tor the so-called
general purpose cow than that amount
must by the same food consumed Jay
IN flesh and AT the same time respond
10 the milk pail to the tune of 80 pound
OF butter per month which was quite
out of the question, he said the beef
type COW must In order to give a pay
ing quantity of milk consume large
quantities of food and in order 10 get
any benefit from the extra food ted to
3 he cow that lays on flesh rapidly that
he may give seemingly profit in the
actael fluid, must be brought To the
block and therefore end her useful ness
Mi Davenport said the short horns
exceiled the Jersey in many points,
they gave much larger quantities of
milk and many of them very rich milk
and was of a much less nervous disp.-
>ition. they were of large square build
and when sold for beet the retuII 8
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