The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-09-11
PERRY ANTRIM CLUB
Held the September Meeting at the
Home Of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Morrice.


Morrice.
The September meeting of the
Perry-Antrim Farmers Club was held
at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Morrlce. The session was very inter-
esting, the discussions being both
lively and instructive.
President Charles Service called the
meeting to order at 2:30. After sing
ing from the Rural Songster, f. ].
Stone offered prayer. The roll call
showed an unusually good attendance.
At intervals during the program Fred
Stone gave selections on his gramo-
phone.
Little Edna Prior gave an amusing
recitation, "Going Through the Fam
lily" 1t was little girls story of how
dress passed from one member Of
the family to another after repeated
turnings, until 1t finally found place
In the carpet.
Mrs. Service read an excellent paper
on what should be our ideal for
home life?" She said that our ideals
should not be so high that it would be
impossible to reach them, because
that would make us dissatisfied. No
home can be an ideal one without the
fear and love of God.
The question box brought out many
practical ideas. "Should the farmer
strive toward idealism or the accumu-
lation of WEALTH." Mr.. Stone said
that ideal farming should be striven
for unless carried to an excess. The
cost of identifying the premises
should not take all the receipts of the
farm. r. f. Kay.said situated as he
was, a transient, his farm was kept
for the express purpose of making
money. His soil is kept in high
state Of fertility, his buildings are
kept in repair and his farm yields him
splendid returns. Mr.. Colby said that
II happiness in life was desired, money
making should be a secondary con-
sideration.
"Would 1t be possible and practic-
able for farmers to combine?" Mr..
Colby said that when combinations
were formed for the purpose Of lessen
ing the cost Of competition that they
were legitimate when the controlling
of prices was attempted. He believed
that farmers could combine If they
desired.
"Should the present immigration
laws be revised?" Mr.. Curry said that
large per cent Of the population was
foreign born and came to this country
for the purpose Of making money and
then returning to their native land.
This is particularly true of the
Italians and Chinese. Foreigners
should be compelled to possess a rea-
sonable per cent of education and a
certain amount of property. The
Americanizlng Of the rough foreign
element was too much Of task and
possessed of too many dangers.
"Why do young people leave the
farm" Mrs. James Ralph said 1t was
through spirit of independence.
Greater remuneration could be secured
elsewhere, hence greater independ-
ence.
"Shall we name our farms?" Mr..
Kay liked the idea. BY so doing we
would take more pride In keeping up
the appearance and conditions of the
farms. He said that owing to Mr..
Morrice's ancestry it would be but
proper to give his place some good
old Scotch name" With the consent
of Mr.. Morrice it was decided to leave
the naming OF his place to Mr.. Kay.
"Does it pay to sell milk" Opinion
seemed to differ on this subject. 1t
depended on the herd and method of
selling the milk.
"Was Pope right when he said,
Whatever is is rlght?" Mrs. Cooper
read poem entitled Somewhere" in
answer to the question.
The club was adjourned to meet
with Mr.. and Mrs. G. f. Colby the first
Friday In October. After an excellent
supper the members departed to their
several homes.
MARK D. CIRCUIT,
Cor. Sec'y.