The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-02-16
Burton Farmers Club.

was represented.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clayton Potter, who
were detained at home by the arrival of
a guest who announced himself as son,
an heir of the house of Potter, Clayton
and Blanche, and demanded breakfast
and other attentions, with the assurance
OF one who had come to stay, and there
after lend hand in conducting the af-
fairs of the old combination on a new
and modern basis. The other family
not responding to roll call was that of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Sherman. There
were number of invited guests present
among whom were Mr.. and Mrs. j. j.
Martin. Mrs. and Miss Roberts, mother
and sister of the hostess, and Mrs. Lena
Giles Patrick and daughter. After the
formal opening of the club by song,
bible reading and prayer, and very
pleasant dinner hour, our new president
Mrs. Hammond read her appointments
as follows Chaplain, n. l.. Randall;
Com. on program, M. l.. Peterson and
Mrs. q. G. Potter; Com. on music, Fred
Love and Mrs. James Post; sick Com,
Mrs. John Sherman, Fred Love and r.
@. Shepard; reception Com, Mrs. G. c.
Potter and Mrs. Auiler. Then came
the questions and answers and other
conditions of the program.
q. T. Mason said relative to the state
reward road law, that it would seem
that as so much money was given to all
classes of people by the government for
various purposes that the farmers
should have whatever is available for
their benefit, but the money they would
have to expend in taxes for highway
improvement in order to obtain this re-
ward from the state, would be devoted
to improvements upon roads in certain
localities only where the men should
wish it who had the most influence or
the greatest political pull, and the peo-
pie generally of the county would not
be greatly benefited by it; so all in all
he was not sure that the proposition
was desirable. He does not approve Of
paying taxes in money for highway
purposes.
Does it pay to sell hay at $500 per
ton2 Some of the gentlemen said 1t did
not, that it was better to feed out on
the farm. g. G. Potter, j. J. Martin
and others thought that no crop could
be put on the market with so little ex-
pense and give more profit and exhaust
the land less than the hay crop.
Are hill lands better than level
ground for wheat2 Messrs. Giles and
Love; they are not.
A number of recipes were given for
curing hams and bacon, one of which
was pickle for 100 lbs of meat. 10 lbs.
of salt, 2 lbs of sugar and 1 OF. each of
salt petre and pepper. Another by F.
H. Rush. Salt, five parts, sugar one
part, and small amount of salt petre
to be rubbed on the meat dry couple
of times. This is our county house
formula and gives most satisfactory re-
suits.
q. G. Potter an authority on poultry
matters. had figured out, sure and no
mistake, that there was more profit in
Plymouth Rocks for meat and eggs than
in the Brown Leghorns for eggs only.
D.. If small farm has two COWS would
it be more profitable to buy third COW
or ten sheep? AS cows and sheep don't
go well together most of the farmers
thought the third cow would be more
profitable.
How should farmers wives spend
their winter evenings2 Mrs Hammond
had always wished to be able to lay
aside her work and cares sand spend her
evenings in reading or instructing or
amusing the children as her inclinations
dictated, making the evening hours,
hours never to be forgotten by the in
mates of the home circle, and so far as
possible she had always herself that
pleasure.
Mrs. CARRIER said in a we'll written
paper that it depends upon how farmers
wives have planned and accomplished
their work of the day, that they can
spend their evenings, if it has not been
properly done it, the work, must be fin
ished in the evening. She said, I do
not think it was ever meant that we
should sit around and do nothing.
There is work enough for us all and the
winter days and evenings are about the
only time we have for getting our sew
ing and fancy work done. She always
takes time to look over the home
paper Immediately on the arrival of the
morning mail.
Mrs.. Post also read good paper on this
subject. First of all she would have
the house in perfect order, well lighted
bright and cheerful when the men and
children come in from doing the chores
the wife and Dn1her in clean attire
ready to do a moe sewing or fancy
work while the other members of the
family are looking over the papers; af.
ter the papers are laid aside she would
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