The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-01-03
DECEMBER MEETING.
The Maple River Farmers Club Met
With Mr.. and Mrs. Purdy.

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The Maple River Farmers Club Met
With Mr.. and Mrs. Purdy.
The December meeting of the Maple
River Farmers Club was held next
day after Christmas, with Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Purdy and was much enjoyed
by all. The meeting was called to
order by President Fuller and after a
song and devotional exercises and the
usual order of business, the report Of
the delegates to the State Association
OF Farmers Clubs was made by p. B.
Reynolds, A. L. Chandler, chairman Of
the committee being absent. Mr..
Reynolds gave very interesting and
full report of the meeting at Lansing
and spoke very highly of that part Of
the program furnished by members
OF the Maple River Farmers Club.
Some lessons learned from past
experiences, was the subject OF a paper
by Geo. Martin. The paper was brief
and to the point, and among many
other useful hints and thoughts offered
was that Of husking corn with corn
husker, thus having your fodder
shredded. Mr.. Martin also thought
that much less feed was consumed by
stock well housed in good, comfortable
quarters.
John Snyder, from the vicinity Of
Fowlerville, was called upon for
remarks in regard to sugar beetS and
In speaking on the topic seemed to be
impressed that potatoes was about as
good crop so far as profit was con-
cerned. He was also called upon in
regard to the question OF selling milk
and appeared very enthusiastic. He
said that very much profit was made
and at the present time he is receiving
$1.20 per hundred.
Bert Cook was called upon to give
some lessons he had learned from past
experiences and responded with some
very helpful thoughts.
| At about this time dinner was
announced and at this announcement
all further discussions were willingly
dropped and all took their places to
enjoy themselves as farmers we'll know
| how to.
Dinner over, social hour was spent
when the president again called to
order and the program commenced
with song by the club. Frank
Whelan gave an excellent talk on the
outlook for farmers for the coming
year, being of the opinion that the
conditions at the present time are all
that we could make them.
The irrigation Of the arid Pacific
slope, was to have been presented by
G. Fl. FL. Payne, but not being able to
be present Clayton Cook, who was to
have led the discussion, presented the
topic in a very pleasing and entertain
ing manner and gave some good
points. He thought that in the
worlds production its produce should
be but drop in the bucket, but that
an immense amount of wealth would
be added to our worth and many
people benefited. He thought the
plan as contemplated by President
Roosevelt quite practicable and
worthy Of being carried out.
Miss Vera Richardson then sang,
after which Mrs. Ernest Harte read
paper entitled "What Constitutes a
! Good Housewife" She thought there
should be special days for washing,
ironing, baking, etc., and that one
ought to try to get their work done in
the forenoon, so as to have the1 after
noon to themselves.
Lessons from our yellow friends, as
put before the club by Mrs. VIM.
Scranton, was entertaining and
instructive. Among other thoughts
she advanced this one, that we ought
to learn lesson from the spirit Of
content that seems to predominant
among them and their not letting
their many failures and misfortunes
discourage them.
Mrs. Chas. King favored us with a
reading, "Silver Innings" II one
could possibly follow out the sugges-
tions and bring to completion state
Of existence founded upon the thoughts
therein contained an ideal would be
formed well worthy Of imitation.
After the report Of the program
committee. Chas. Richardson and
Claude Martin entertained us with a
song. The club was dismissed to meet
on the usual Thursday Of next month
with Mr.. and Mrs. S. r. Cook.
The Secret of Long Life
Consists in keeping all the main organs