The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-04-28
Oak Grove Farmers Club.

The Oak Grove Farmers Club met with
Mr.. and Mrs. James Mcbride, of Caledonia,
on Thursday, April Goth. Our visitors
were Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Hawkins, Mr. and
Mrs. j. Y. Martin, and Mrs. Thos. Mann.
After hearing reports from committees and
voting in MIR. and Mrs. Berry, of North
Caledonia, dinner was announced, to which
we did ample justice, especially after put
ting in half days work before leaving our
homes. Our host and hostess proved them
selves to be both hosptable and efficient en-
tertainers, and on getting acquainted with
their sons, Homer and Frank, we found
them very agreeable and accomplished
young men. This was our first meeting
with the McBride's and everyone seemed to
feel that it was not only pleasurable but
a very profitable time.
On resumlng, paper on 1.-The Care,
Cultivation, and Profit of Root Crops" by
Will Strauch, was called for, but Will was
unavoidably absent. Mr.. A. Wrigley was
called for, when he said the first thing to
look after was to have the soil thOrOug hly
fertilized excepting, perhaps, low muck
sOils) and claimed there was no use sowing
seed until this was done. There being so
much hand labor connected Herewith, we
could not afford to trifle with poor or lily
prepared soil. Mr.. Wrigley's experience
was. mostly with rutabagas, having found
said crop very profitable, some years realiz.
ing as high as $50 per acre. When there is
no market for root crop an indirect profit
can be realized by feeding it to stock OF
all kinds.
Paper by Mrs. Will Strauch, "Shall We
Teach Our Daughters to Work" Mrs.
Strauch told us what she thought in an ex-
temporary way, claiIing they should be
taught to work for their own, as we'll as
their parents wellbeing. Mrs. Parsons
thought they should be taught to do not
only housework, but to hitch up and drive a
horse. MIR. Wrigley wanted to know IL ii
would not be we'll to combine the orna-
mental with the useful. Mr.. Cole, not
having any girls, thought the boys should
be taught to wash dishes, scrub, and pre-
pare good meal when necessary. Mrs.
Reynolds quoted the old saying, ''If you
want to reach mans heart you must do so
by the way of his stomach" This was fol-
lowed by we'll rendered recitation by Frank
Mcbride, and then fine vocal duet by
Mrs. Winnie and Miss May Ferris.
Paper, Hospitality, Its Duties and
Privileges" by Mr.. Kay. This was short,
spicy, and full of good points. Mr.. Kay
believes In the hearty hand-shake but does
not believe in making our ideas and tastes
our guests, and claimed hospitality is as
important as the civilization of the globe.
w. s. Eveleth arriving, gave an instruc-
tive talk on the care, culture, and profits
of sugar beets In the interests of farmers,
the Alma factory and the may-to-be factory
In Shawassee.
Paper, Kitchen Economy" by Mrs.
Winnie, who claims no class knows so well
how to economize as the farmer. Economy
is not parsimony. One thing seems strange
that those who bread the world are obliged
to economize more than any other class.
Question box. What shall we do to meet
the rise in all manufactured material?
This occasioned lively discussion by
Messrs. Bilheimer, Martin. Kay, Strauch,
Cole, and Winnie.
Meeting adjourned to meet with Mr.. and
Mrs. Will Strauch on the afternoon Of
May 18th. w.