The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-09-02
Maple River Farmers Club.
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said he too believed In sticking to a good
thing and so his experience was largely
limited TO the Croswel wheat
Bert Cook gave the weight Of scientific
advice on the subject by quoting some al
vice given him few days since by c, ID.
Smith, Professor of Agriculture at the
Agricultural College. Il was to the effect
that there is no advantage In changing seed
wheat The White Clawson and Dawson's
Golden Chaff were in his opinion as good
as c0uid be found for this state Mr. Cook
agreed with what Mr. Sheldon had already
said that summer following is necessary for
the best yields of wheat.
Mrs. Will Mccullough favored the com
pany with song after the discussion on
wheat was ended and Miss Alta Snyder
gave selection entitled THE good old
farm
lis II to the benefit of the farmer to pay
for the destruction of wood chucks. crows,
aud sparrows" was the next subject pro-
posed but when Mr.. o C.. Moore was called
on he jumped as though someone had struck
him and aroused hearty laugh as he ex-
claimed "Well. declare, hadn't thought
of it," On the whole however he was in.
clined to answer the question by saying yes.
Mr.. Sheldon however objected to including
the crow in this list. MIR. Payne asked If
anyone had tried bisulphde OF carbon for
killing wood .chucks but the dead silence
which ensued was conclusive answer in
the negative.
<. j. Cook spoke briefly and in a broad
spirited way of experience with hired men
on the farm. He thought human nature
much the same but believed that hired men
rank just as high in character as do doctors,
lawyers or preachers. Recommendations
should be required just as much in the case
of hired men as in other cases and then the
employer should remember his obligation to
the hired man, should pay him all he can
earn and each should watch out for the in
terests of the other.
John Whelan confessed his experience to
have been rather limited but he believed
poor hired men were largely made such by
poor treatment and he took the. somewhat
optimistic view that the distinctions between
the laborer and employer are being obliter-
ated.
Mr.. Payne agreed with Mr.. Cook In his
tribute to the character of the hired man.
There was very noticeable difference in
the way in which the ladies and some of
the gentlemen handled their subjects and
conformed to the request made by the CON-
mittee that the papers be all short for while
none of the gentlemen's papers were long,
those of the ladies were remarkably short
and Mrs. Crawford Fuller who spoke on
Machinery for the household" had appar-
emily scarcely referred to the ordinary house
hold appliances before she dismissed the
subject with the remark that unless one
was careful she would have machines which
were not only useless but even in the way.
Mr. Frank Whelan handled the question
briefly, Are we as Nation prosperous"
After revle wing very few figures to show
the increase in business and quoting Bis
MARKS remark tnat our progress Is some
thing wonderful, he said that at any rate
it was true that we could raise an army,
sink navy, and conquer nation quicker
than any other nation on the earth.
The program was then closed with a
humorous recitation der dog und der
lobster" by Earl GLADDEN., followed by an
instrumental solo by Mrs. Frank Lewis, and
after short time spent In visiting, the en-
tire company repaired to the lawn where q
fine supper was served and visiting was
continued until the thought of other duties
compe lied the company to start for home
well realizing that another day of unusual
pleasure and profit had been spent, and ap-
preciating the part that the thoughtfulness
of Mr.. and Mrs. Cook had played In 1t.