The Owosso times., 1903-02-27
neglected and is taught in a quiet


neglected and is taught in a quiet
incidental way. He gave many
thoughts and ILLUSTRATE ions on all three
objects to be sought.
1t Is claimed that our public schools
do not have time to teach manual
training, but where tried, the pupils
will spend three or four hours week
without any material effect upon
their other studies. "The value Of
sewing and cooking to girls Is simply
incalculable. 1t has direct bearing
on all their life work. 1t is not in
tended that industrial work takes the
place OF intellectual training, but it is
urged that it should have some place
in our system OF education. A person
is better fitted for the responsibilities
of life and in what better way can
this training be given than in our pub
lie schools. {"
Prof. Kenyon L. Butterfeld, Of Ann
Arbor, talked on "The Rural School
and the Farm Community" he
thought that people were beginning to
realize that they had more interests In
common. He urged the advantage of
Mature Study" and that such a
course was of greater use than toe
much straight book knowledge.
Social attractions should be advanced
in rural schools. The Especial Days
should come often. He gave an out
line Of the plan in vogue in Maine by
which social life is made much pleas
anter, a large number Of books are fur
nished each school, and many enter
tainments and school attractions are
given.
The joint meeting Of teachers and
school officers Is doing much good
The Hesperia system which Is being
tried in some counties is by far the
best. 1t means meeting Of teachers
and farmerf. 1t brings the teacher ir
closer touch with the farmer and
clears up many Of the small troubles
between them. A teacher works tt
much better advantage when &C
ouainted with conditions at the pupils
home.
In order to make the rural school .
center for community life, he suggest
ed enrichipg the course OF study, en-
couraging the cooperation OF pupils ir
Improvement Of school and surround
ings. the bringing together the teach
ers and patrons and making the schoo
a meeting place for all, older as wei
as young people for social advance
ment.
Profitable Pork Production.
l.. H. Butterfeld, of Pontiac, secretar,
of the State Agricultural society, pre-
sided at the main section and intro
duced, after song by Miss Gertrud
t, Faxon, Prof. Charles F. Plumb, of Ohi
State University, who spoke in tn
morning. His afternoon subject was
| Profitable Pork Production. There ar
two types of hogs, the fat, lardy kind
and the bacon kind. You must fee,
pigs with the best material. The lard.
hog, Poland China, Duroc Jersey an,
Chester White; the Berkshire stand
between the ]ardy and the bacon.
Choose pig which has large franz
and is prolific. A SOW weighing 400 t.
500 pounds and will bring forth ten t.
twelve pigs is the right kind,
1t is possible to have a SOW too fat
Her pigs in such case have low vitality
Do not keep pigs in too confined quar-
ters; give them a large house and
large yard to run in, and avoid disease
Have the house subdivided into feedin!
stalls; divide the large yard into small
er ones, by lanes Pigs are NOR
healthy where they have variety o
green food in spring and summer
Crude petroleum keeps down lice. Fee,
ground bone or wood ashes to strength
en- the bones of the pigs. To feed corr
alone, leaves the pig weaker and it
bones much more brittle than wher
either of the above ingredients had beel
fed. Where protein is added to hol
food, it means larger hearts and lung
and more blood,-a better and stronge
pig in every way.
Tankage, form of land fertilizer, ha
| proven good hog food. Seed one par
of the tankage, which is put up in Chi
cago, to five parts of corn. Feed pea
and beans with corn also.
Owosso has declared its sympath,