The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-06-03

Higher education should not draw
young people away from the farm nor
does it always. II young man or
woman has special liking for farm
ing, they will return to the farm.
Some are better fitted for some other
walk in life. Whatever they are best
fitted for they should be able to decide
after receiving a liberal education.
Would not a little more attention
to garden and berry patches pay the
average farmer financially and ply
Sically?
Certainly it would be attention
prOftably given; for what is more
beneficial to the health than plenty Of
good fruit and vegetables. The wife
also would have many cares lifted from
her shoulders IL she were sure that she
could have her beans or peas, etc., for
dinner for the picking, Instead OF 60
ing to the market, perhaps several
miles away, or as she is more apt to do,
go without any.
Most farmers say they have no time
| for fussing with little things like that,
but they are as pleased as anyone to
have them on the table. Many farm
ers' wives make their own garden but
this is too hard without some help
from the men. Mrs. j. Freeman said
set the berries, etc., so that they can
be cultivated both ways and so save
much hoeing. II more farmers could
be interested enough to try q garden
one year they would never be without
one.
What will take soft coal SCOT out of
soft water?
Mrs. Lowell said put wheat bran In
small quantity Of water and the SCOT
will settle to the bottom. Mr.. Day
suggested that a filter be placed in the
cissern. They are easily put in and
he thought 1t would remove the SCOT
but did not know from experience.
Mrs. Olapp read an interesting selec-
tion, "The Same Old Story"
Is the experience of a practical
farmer Of more benefit to aid general
farming than the valuable addresses
Of professors who have income from
some other source?
j. Willoughby says one cannot do
farming proftably without experience
and practical knowledge. Some make
good farmers who have very little ed
ucation. The professors who get their
knowledge purely from books are
poor guide. Frank Lowell gave an in
cident which would help to prove these
assertions
A well educated man supposed to
understand agriculture was hired by
the Owosso Sugar Co. at "a per day to
oversee the raising of sugar beets. He
attempted to show first class farmer
how to prepare sod for the crop. After
1t was ploughed the overseer told him
to cross the furrow with the harrow.
The farmer declared this would only
undo what had been done, but as the
boss insisted he dragged across few
times with the inevitable result and
was left to complete the task accord
ing to his own Judgment.
Mrs. L. ID. Carson read goad arti-
Gle on Cooperative Farming In Eu-
rope"
After musical selection the club
was dismissed until June "a, when It
will hold an afternoon meeting with
Mr.. and Mrs f. Stiles. The program
is as follows:
Can our taxes be diminished without
endapgering our progress? O. Free
man, Q. Day.
Have coal ashes any fcrtilIzing quail
tiles? e. o. Place.
Cooling and healthful drinks for
workers in the field. Mrs. Smith. Mrs.
Spalding.
Little things that help. L. d. Car
son, J. U. Miller.
Is 1t always failure when one seems
to fail? Mrs. @. Freeman, Miss Edna
Miller.
Name three standard varieties of
chickens, stating three points on why
standard. Mrs. O. Day, Mrs. A. Stew
art.
Called shoulders on horses-preyen.
tion and cure. w. Smith.
Fight VIII Be Bitter.