The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-06-20

Mr.. Shepard very proudly explained his
success in his line Of business, said that
he had been feeding his cows grain
rations, and how his milk had increased
in richness, and developed cream prop
critics. that his customers were increas-
ing and, there, interrupted his college
friend, is where you are mistaken.
Feeding, you understand increases the
flow Of milk but not the butter fat; the
percent of butter fat in the milk of any
individual COW from first to last is al
ways the same.
What are the best kind of chickens to
raise? The majority preferred the
white Plymouth Rock. One gentleman
said he preferred the barred Plymouth
Rock as Mr.. Emery had told him they
had greater market value than the
white Plymouth, on account of the dark
meat. But alas and alas for this ex-
mayor OF Owosso, one Of our faifest
danes Immediately replied that Mr..
Emery had told her the white Plymouths
possessed greater market value than the
dark on account Of the delicate color of
the meat. Mr.. Sherman raises the
brown Leghorn. They are greater egg
producers and there is more money in
raising chickens for eggs, than the mar
ket.
Does it pay to set turkey eggs under
hens? Mrs. Dewitt would set them
under turkeys. Mrs. Woodin, Mrs.
Post and others had met with very good
success in setting them under hens.
Is there profit in changing grain
seed? Mr.. Rush said, II think there is. Z"
The discussion which was general, de-
veloped the belief that if farmers in saw
ing their grains for seeding purposes,
saved only the very best, there would be
less necessity for changing, for in the
getting Of new seed he would accept
only the pure and highest grade, and for
that reason mostly was there profit in
changing seed.
When is the best time to plant beans,
and does the condition of the moon
affect them? While the light of the
moon might have slight influence up
on their growth, much depends upon
the soil and its preparation and the
condition of the weather. The ground
should be plowed early and cultivated
often and thoroughly until the time for
planting, and afterwards kept free from
weeds, The bean crop will then be a
success regardless of moon conditions.
Papers were read by Mrs. Randall,
Mrs. Woodin and Mrs. Post upon the
topic, rs it right to be contented with
our conditions in life or make every
effort to improve them?' Mrs. Randall
said in part: Our conditions in life are
what we make them. Some people are
born tired and always remain tired, no
matter what their conditions or sur
roundings are they have neither the
pride or the ambition to improve them.
They have no energy. If they are born
poor they stay poor. Everything
around them in the house and out of
doors looks shiftless and foresaken.
They plod along through all their dreary
miserable lives, living from hand to
mouth without any effort to improve
their condition and then blame the
world for their life's failure. If they
had sufficient energy they could make
their surroundings bright and attractive
and their lives blessing to themselves
and to the little world in which they
live. l know that sometimes life's
battles are hard to bear but the same
spirit that has upheld us in the past will
enable us to stand the storm. 1T won't
be long, we'll anchor by and by" Mrs.
Woodin closed very interesting paper
with II will answer the question by
saying: We should cultivate contented
mind, but should not put our content
ment against advancement Indeed,
we should not be contented with our
selves, unless we are doing our very
best, not only to better our own condi-
ton but to help others to better theirs.
Mrs. Post said, While it is best to be
contented, we should try in every way
to improve our situation and make the
most of life. The life, that we live now,
is all the more worth living, because il
opens into life that will never end.
The easiest thing in the world is to be a
nobody. Everyone wishes to be happy,
and everybody has an innate right to
happiness. The happiest lives are the
busiest ones, so 1 think we farmers
should be happy and contented with ou1
lot, and do all we can to improve it.
The State topic, What inducement
can be thrown out to bring help to the
farm and prevent the laboring men
from all rushing to the cities and the
factories as they are now doing, was a
problem the club seemed unable to solve.
Some plans were suggested whereby the
young men might be eliminated from
the farming industry. The adopting and
a adjusting machinery to all possible kinds
of farm work, and the building OF
tenant houses and employing married