The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-01-03
Oak Grove Farmers Club.

Oak Grove Farmers Club.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Mcbride, ably
assisted by their son Frank, very hap
PLY entertained the Oak Grove Farm.
ers' Club on the 10th of December.
After the usual opening exercises
the delegates TO the State association
OF farmers clubs were called upon for
report. They not having arrived
Mr.. Cole was requested to give re.
port. He said he would not infringe
upon the rights Of the delegates but
would say that they were warmly well
coined by the mayor Of Lansing to
"our" institutions. Mr.. Cole thought
the farmers Of Michigan. should have
been welcomed to- 'your" institutions,
inasmuch as the farmers make those
institutions possible. Mr.. and Mrs.
Cole were greatly pleased with the
manifest enthusiasm and ability Of the
delegates, and especially with some Of
the lady delegates, Mrs L r.. Smith
in particular. Mr.. and Mrs. Cole Wis
tied the beet sugar factory, also the
Agricultural college. They went
through the buildings and think them
models of their kind making especial
mention of the dairy farm.
A paper on farm problems and how
TO meet them was next read by A.
Wrigley. The first problem is how to
retain our homes, by having never
failing store of pluck, push and perse-
verance. The second, to do our own
thinking, and voting for the greatest
good to the greatest number and up
hold the common people, who are the
backbone OF the nation. Never vote
away your birthright. Slavery brot
about the civil war, the war was the
cause Of high tariff, high tariff created
the trusts, and the trusts are robbing
the people whose labor makes or cre-
ates all wealth. "rhe first aim OF
the agriculturist should be to keep up
the fertility Of the soil. The most
most important point in this line is
light mulch spread on the wheat fields
during the early fall or winter, thus
providing a shelter for the young
clover iD following summer. In my
experience this practice has proved
entirely effective
Mrs. Bilhimer's paper on the farm
home AMI it's conveniences was Il
happy combination Of bright thoughts.
She believes in kitchen fitted up
with as many modern conveniences as
is possible To command The dining.
room should te the most CHEEKY and
pleasant room in the house, and care
and vexation should be left outside
the door. ''ro my mind the home
wherein peace, happiness and love
abound ia each individual member,
and though lacking in convenieDces,
is much more to be desired than the
home that lacks these but is fitted up
with all modern appliances, for love
lightens labor"
A short but lively discussion follow
ed this paper and then A. Wrigley's
paper was discussed.
The call to dinner was very heartily
responded to, the dinner and social
chat being greatly enjoyed by all.
After the call to order, Master Ray
Derr favored us with cute little
song,
A discussion of the beet sugar in.
dustry was INDUCED in, led by A.
Wrigley. He said he was not sur
prised that capitalists were enthusi-
astic over the business, they received
forty per cent per annum on the cap
ital invested, and yet the demand by
the beet growers for 81 so per ton for
II per cent beets at the Bay City fac.
tory was refused. There was diff
ference OF opinion as TO the advisa
ability Of taking of the duty on raw
sugar.
Mrs. Moses Derr gave very touch
ing and beautiful recitation.
In the absence, Of our organist Mrs.
John Y. Martin very ably presided at
the organ.
The next meeting will be held at
tbe.home CT. Mr.. aud Mrs. MosesDerr on
the 10th Of January, at l0o,clock d. m
AS we babe our genial entertainers.
good bye the thought in each was 81
shall be happy TO come here again"