The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-02-11
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trees had better clean the rot out of then
and spray or the trees will soon die, warned
the speaker.
Conductor Ball gave some good advise In
The use of "good sense in farming" Farm
srs who depend upon their farms for liv-
ing are interested In making them pay. Ii
properly managed our farms may be made
to produce something more than a mere
living. Farming today and 40 years ago
are not the same. Our needs were not so
many then as now. We must make more
effort and study how to do best to meet In
creased expen ,es. Farmers must have
horses, cattle. swine and sheep. A COW
which will not make pound OF butter
day the year around, is not worth keeping
Weigh the milk, the butter and cream and
ascertain how she is doing. Take better
care of the cows IL they are not doing we'll.
Don't think always Of selling. Then breed
better stock. Use thoroughbreds Oh the
male side in breeding. Breeding along the
line of easy feeders and rapid development
Is the thing farmers should give attention
TO. Stock feeding, the speaker claimed,
was the cause of much loss to farmers, be-
cause of unwise methods and poor breeds of
stock. Farmers lose valuable time. They
seem to think it is necessary to farm only
few of the busy months of the year. Study
the farm at all times.
The conductor dwelt upon the necessity
of educating the farmers sons and daugh-
tiers equally as we'll as any other class.
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
The business proper of the association
took place Immediately after dinner. The
matter of next place of meeting coming up
irst in order. MIR. Potter invited the peo-
pie to meet with Bancroft people.
Mr.. Hubbard moved that the next meeting
be held at Bancroft, which was not accept
ed. Upon motion of Mr.. Hubbard the
place selected for the next meeting was
Vernon.
The following officers were elected:
p. B. Reynolds, of Shiawassee Tp., presi-
dent; Peter Patched, of Vernon township,
vice president; A. b. Cook, of Shiawassee
Tp., secretary and treasurer; vice presi-
dents, Antrim. j. Q. A. Cook; Bennington,
y. G. Morrice; Burns, N. K. Potter; Gale
aonia, John Y. Martin; Fairfield, 81. B.
Peters; Hazelton, Austin Cronk; Middle
bury, Jas. N. Mcbride; New Haven, F. II.
Norris; OwOsso, f. III. Rush; Perry, John
A. Morrice; Rush, e. E.. Bunting; Sciota,
Elmer Warren; Shiawassee, Amos Parmen-
ter; Venice, VIM. 81. White; Vernon, John
Patched; Woodruff, r. F. Kay; Owosso
city, G. A. Baldwin. Delegates to the
I'Iound up'' at Lansing, Jas. N. Mcbride,
A. b. Cook.
The committee on resolutions then sub
mitted their report, which was received and
adopted as read:
Resolved, That the members of this insti-
tnte hereby tender their thanks to Hon.
VIM. Bail, T. b. Terry, j. III.
Tandevort, Geo. Haskell, and those
who have kindly furnished music;
10 the citizens of Owosso who have gener-
oasly rendered us their hospitality; and es-
pecially do we remember the retiring Off
eers of the instituted who for the past year
have given their experience and time to
make this institute success.
Resolved, That the law should be
amended so th at railroads and other corpo-
nate property should be taxed the same as
farm property.
Resolved, That supervisors should swear
zach individual in regard to his property
when taking the assessment and file the
same in the Office of the township clerk as
required by law.
Resolved, That committee should be APP
pointed by this institute to look into and re-.
port upon plan to organize and support
lair in Shiawassee county.
Resolved, That the law relative to the
obstruction of Canada thistles on land and
me laws relative to the destruction and
spreading of black knot and other cOntag-
ious diseases on fruit trees should be rigor-
pusly enforced.
X. j. Cook addressed the me citing in re-
gard to payment of taxes by railway COM
panies. He thought they were not paying
their share of taxes. That 1t is not just to
the general taxpayer that this should be
permitted.
Mr.. Potter and Mr.. Hubbard thought we
should go slow In adopting a resolution as
oroposed by the committee, imposing higher
lakes on railway companies. This par
ocular resolve bore some evidence of emf
hating from the executive Office at Lansing,
and Messrs. Potter and Hubbard could not
take 1t without gagging.
T. d. Dewey and Mr.. Whelan, of Shia.
wassee, believed that the specific tax paid
by the railway companies should be in
creased. But they should not be taxed in
The general way. Nor should the railway
sompany's property be unjustly burdened
~ taxes. The country has been built up
by the railroads, now treat them fairly.
Others favored the passing Of such reso.
lntion.
Secretary and treasurer, A. B. Cook, re-
sorted 50 paid members; expenses, S11.5O;
receipts, $50 so.
"Plant Life as Controlled by Man." was
the subject handled by Prof. V. M. Spaul-
ding, of the u. of NJ, In a learned discus