The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1905-06-02
North Owosso Farmers Club.

Ine CluD meb ~ tne pledSdnU nome
of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Saver, Jr., last
Friday, May 26. As soon as the mem.
bers and guests had assembled the club
was called to order by the president,
q. Freeman. Song by club, "Ameri-
Ca" followed by devotional exercises
led by the chaplain, J. U. Miller.
The first question discussed was:
Should we have uniform set of text
books for the rural schools and they be
furnished by the state? Mrs. Stewart
thinks we should. Very few of the
rural schools use the same books and
where q family moves about from one
district to another, as many do, 1t Is
quite an expense for them to purchase
a new set OF school books each place.
She thinks the district should furnish
them for II the children knew their
parents had helped to buy them, they
would naturally be more careful OF
them. Mr.. Saver said he thought
each child should own his own books.
No pupil likes to use dirty second
hand book.
How can we improve the present
method OF working the highways?
More ditching should be done, and the
roads properly graded. Some thought
the road tax should be paid in money
to the pathmaster aud have him see
that the work is done when 1t should
be. AS 1t is, the roads need attention
Just at the time when the farmers are
busiest at work In the fields. Then
when the farmers get ready to do road
work, the roads do not need ii so
much. Messrs. Lowell and Carson
thought the present system all right
II the men would put in more hours.
Do improvements for doing house
work keep pace with improvements
for doing farm work? Mrs. Smith
says they do not. There ia the sewing
machine. One can sit at this and sew
but 1t is about The only improvement.
The men on the isrm ride day after
day on their implements while the
women stay In the house and stand
and cook, etc., all day. There are the
patent cake and bread mixers but
person has to stand to use them.
Is q change from larger to a small
er farm in the line Of progress? Mr..
Freeman gave a good talk on this.
He thinks an eighty acre farm about
the right size. A man can keep .
small place in much better condition
than he can large one.
Mrs. A. Stewart sang q pretty solo,
'"My Mother Is My Sweetheart.
Wherein lies economy In feeding
stock? One Of the members said 1t
was In the Kind Of stock kept. Take
good care of cattle and feed them
enough. II you cannot find ready sale
for them, do not let them lay out In
the cold and wet. In the fall know
how much stock you are going to keep
aud reserve enough hay, grain, ETC.,
for them. Another said, just find out
what you are feeding for. II we are
raising cattle for beef get that kind
and keep them growing.
After thanking the host and hostess
for their kind hospitality, the meeting
closed. Mr.. Saver entertained the
club with several gramophone selec-
tions. After this supper was an
nounced.
The questions for the June meeting
are as follows:
Roll callresponded to by each men,
Der relating an anecdote.
Music -Miss Ina Day and pupils.
How do the opportunities for OBJ
tanning a livelihood and honorable
citizenship on the farm compare with
similar conditions In other calllngs?--
f. Stiles.
Which Is the more profitable to keep
three COWS or one hundred hens? o.
Greenwald.
Selrctiou-- A. w. Clapp.
Whit c1aracter stlcs are essential
In mar? s. j. Harding and club.
TIE next meeting Will be held at
the homo OF Mr.. aud Mrs. O. q. Dav,
at New Haven, Friday, June 30, 1905
Il. NJ. Nj.