The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-01-12
Successful institute.
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started promptly ~ 1:3O. MISS Annie
Osburn sang winter Lullabies, and
was heartily encored. Rev. Hanks
was called upon to offer prayer and
the address of welcome was made by
Mayor Parkill. He said Ii was a
pleasure as chief executive to welcome
such an organization to the city.
They were an agricultural commun-
ity, we a manufacturing community,
yet dependent on them, as all muse
be. II a man is NOT an actual produc-
er he is dependent on the farmer and
the speaker desired to acknowledge
his debt. He was glad to greet an or
gan zasion not tied up by bylaws, not
meeting for their own benefit alone,
but to discuss better means Of produc-
tion in which every one would profit.
The purpose was laudable and COM
mendable and unseldsh. Most organi-
zations were for the benefit OF the
members alone.
RockSfeller by organization has
wruug from the people many times
the value of Shiawassee county. Rail
roads were organized to fight shippers
and shippers to fight railroads. Each
fighting for their own selfish ends.
All this was eliminated from q farm.
ers' institute. Mr.. Parklll said the
council union" In Owosso was organ
lied to get things the law said they
should not get, that the one hundred
thousand dollars county tax was the
result OF two organizations represent.
ing the TWO great parties that told
their folio wers what to do--not legal
organizations but simply by mutual
consent of a few from both parties
that met secretly and agreed. A war
rant was issued against liquor dealers
for running without license and the
case has b,en twice postponed four
weeks, II the psople did not desire
this continued they must clean house
and the farmers must do Ii II It's done.
Try the new primary law, do not elect
tae active candidate for offics; choose
some man who Is not looking so hard
for the office that he will make 1t i'm
possible to do right after getting 1t.
Frank Whelan responded briefly,
compli1 emitting Mr.. Parkill on his act
ion in public matters. He said Owos-
so had a COY place In the hearts Of
the farmers OF the county which was
not the case with all OF the communi-
ties The county has an overdose OF
heelers and 1t was hoped to dispose of
| them.
Az this time President Snyder an
nounced as 3 committee on resolu'
tions, Mark circuit, OF Morrice A. B.
Cook, OF Shia wassee; Charles Whelan
of Vernon.
q. FL. Alvord, OF Camden, the state
speaker, who had failed to arrive fol-
the morning session devoted short
time to the subject Of "Clover Alfalfa
aud Soil InnOculation,' speaking par
ticularly Of the benefits Of raising
clover and it's value for food, and FOL
the innoculation of the land with the
bacteria necessary TO enrich the soil
Beach Van LEV gave some expe
rlenoes with clover raising snd be
loves it one OF the most valuable
crop not because of the money return
bat because clover raising is goot
fertilizer.
The sugar beet topic was taken VI
by W. A. Ellis, Of Marlette. He sale
sugar beet raising was commences
back in revolutionary times, becaus,
Of the imposslbility at that time 0
getting any other kind OF sugar. Blu
the process OF sugar was In such ;
state OF imperfectlon that with beet
only six per cent sugar and cane aver
aging eighteen per cent, the industr
was not encouraged and 1t was fft
years later before best sugar maxim
was on permanent basis, and 1t
only seven or eight years since an
per nanent start was made.
People did not understand bee
growing, some thinking there was
fortune In it went in too heavily. Blu
as In the starting Of other crops it ha
bsen found necessary to grow 1t 4
reasonable quantities and make 1t par
OF the routine. Plant early becaus
the beets will ripen; about % inche
apart; thin and block carefully Wit
beets 10 to IL inches apart; cultivat
often but not too deep. In harvsssin
pull In circle then top, putting beef
In the center and covering with tn
tops, making loading an easy matte
with q fork.
Agrioulturist Dolsen of the Owoss
Sugar %. urged the use OF the STE
roller on best ground, thorough an
frequent cultivation, planting with
inches between rows and thinning |
IL or IA inches In row; the use of con
mercial fertilizer would bring s5 q
acre profit.
At $3.50, Just before "Good Roads
Earle was due to speak, President II
Snyder announced that the committe
OF safety, or 1.-THE committee {
s,Iv.tfon ., O q ha n y0Ilu mt a. -oct.