Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-07-31
Harris Grsye Farmers Club,

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The II q F. g. moi July 2G, 1902.
at Edgewood, the home of Mr. and
Mrs B. III. Dlve,bess. A few mem
bers were absent on account of har-
vtsting.
the reading of the minutes the follow
ing selections were read
"Wet and Dry Seasons" M Ii Stern
"Cultlvate EARLY and Often
....5.......s. .......... MIR Young
Not Iron Air. .......M Mrs Young
"Poor O!a Dad" ......... Mrs Orr
Room at the Top. ......
............. Mrs Alice Mckinney
CLUB adjourned two hours for dinner
and visiting
The afternoon session opened with
instrumental music by w S Peterson.
Then came roll call, which WAS re-
sponded to by some fine quotations.
Selections were continued as follows.
Affection in the Family.
Observation-Disclosures. Mrs Brewster
"llabits of the Canada Thistle"
..................J $ Nanderhoof
The Man Behind the Pow'
.................. Mrs Longman
Questions Answered:
TO make cucumber pickles, put
on the stove in moderately strong salt
water and heat to the boiling point.
Then put them in glass jars and cover
with boiling cider vinegar containing
spices as desired and sugar if wanted
sweet. Then seal Some advised us
ing small bit ct alum to keep the
pickles solid and brittle.
9 1t was decided that rye is not so
profitable crop to raise as wheat.
3 Grape vines should be planted
eight feet apart each way. Trim any
time in the fall after the leaves drop.
The Concord was thought the most
profitable crop, though not so nice as
many other varieties. Moore's Early
was highly recommended, both for
quality and profusion OF fruit. The
best and cheapest support where a
large number of vines are planted is
posts o rod apart, connected by two
wires For )nvenience the wires
may be loosely stapied, then lOosened
in the fall and laid on the ground
without removing the vines from
them, when the vines may he covered
for winter protection For few vines
some preferred separate board trellls
for every two vines.
| Grandma Stern and others gave MS
some interesting descriptions of the
wonderful growth of some old grape
vines in the east.
/ Ques ions for next meeting:
| ! How many miles OF public road
are there in Lagrange townsh III.
/ (Some one suggested that we put it
GOOD roads, soft would be easy to an
swer)
| 9 Would it not be right to compel
| the road supervisor to leave the road,
when possible, 50 we can run a NOV.
ing maching to cut the weeds:
4 What can be done To relieve the
labor and drudgary of tie greatest
slave OH the farm, the farmers wife :.
Com. to open discussions: III III
Mckinney, Mr. Brewster and Mrs
| y Dung
Com. on questions: Mrs Baebee, q
| II Longmln and Mrs Alice Mckin
ney.
The club voted unanimously iii fay-
or of making a trip to Ames III Sep
TENDER, III company with the Union
club
i + l'eebee was requested to open
the discussion of our question at the
annual club picnic Aug. 9.
Visitors: Mr. aud Mrs Doty end
Mr. and Mrs Green Jones of Mon
club, Alr and Mrs James Longmsn
and daughter, Clara, Mrs baldwin, of
Oswood, Iowa, and w 5 Peterson.
After song by the young people
the club adjourned to meet with Nh
and Mrs q II Longman the last Satur-
day iii August.
J q BRuNDICE, Vice Pres.
| MrS Ii Ill IDngnan SGc'V