The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-08-16
Professionalism Farmers Club.

Bennington Farmers club was held
August 2, at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. e. Lacker. After a very busy
time the club was served with re-
freshments and very pleasant meet
ing was the result.
The club was called to order by
the president and the meeting was
opened. by singing, after which the
regular routine of work was taken
up.
Would the money tax system be
better for the farmer than the pres
emit method of highway Improvement.
Mr.. Wiggar answered 1t as follows
eff the district has the right kind OF
road commissioner, it would be a
good plan to inovate the money sys-
TEN. 1t would be great deal cheap
err.
Mr.. Becker expressed himself as
follows: "The law Is unconstitu-
uional, an outrage and an imposition
on the farmer. Furthermore, l have
no use for Good Roads Early"
e. Grout: II am in favor of CIV
ing the tax system a fair trial. l
think it likely to be an improvement
on the present system inasmuch as
path masters change nearly every
year and no two men would do the
work in the same way. Thus each
man would be apt to undo the work
of his predecessor rather than to i'm
prove it. In many places roads are
not as good as they were 20, years
ago, which I regret very much to say
of the road Mr.. Beryly superin-
tends"
A recitation by Milton Lackey was
we'll rendered and did credit to his
talent as reciter.
When shall the farmer take a va
cation? Mrs. William Morrice. A
paper on this subject was brim full
of practical suggestions and right
to the point No place for the boys
a select reading by Mrs. E. Burkhart,
rendered in her usual engaging man
ner was we'll received.
Four opinions of country agri-
cultural school. Mark Grout thought
it would pay to appropriate means
for such a school, where boys could
take a course of one year, as there
is much in course at the M. A. c.,
not necessary to farmers. 1t is ex-
pensive, whereas the county school
would be within the reach of all. If
farmers better understood the chem
istry of the soil they would be more
successful farmers.
Mr. Berkly: I never knew a M. A.
c., graduate to be a success as a
farmer and / never saw good crops
on an agricultural farm. Every
farm contains variety of soil and 1
never saw the benefit of chemistry
of the soil. "A general knowledge of
the system is Of more practical val
ue."
The length and cost of the Panama
Canal. Mrs. e. Burkhart answered
this question, also gave an instruc-
tive talk on the subject. Mrs. Cor
nelian Williams, late of Mississippi,
being present was called upon for her
is very beautiful and there are great
opportunities for the northerner if
he can endure reclamation. The
change in conditions of society and
other things too numerous to men,
ton. Mrs. Burkhardt presided over
important were, What is good for
the blight in Augusta" Unanswered.
(which pays best, wheat or rye?"
The majority favored rye. what do
yau thing of the fair for Perry in
1902" All agreed that an old-fash-
Toned agricultural fair, where the
farmer could get family ticket for
81 and take his stock, pumpkin and
other products to-, would be educa-
tional and advantageous to the farm
er, but did not consider matinee or
a horse race wound up with booze,
worthy Of patronage. This conclud-
ed the program.
Mrs. Lackey and her assistants
served an excellent o'clock dinner
and the club adjourned to meet with
Mr.. and Mrs. e. Grout, the first Fri
day in September.
Program for That Meeting.
How to prepare the stock and farm
buildings for winter, j. Stone.
The farmers library and reading,
talk. Mrs. Mark Grout.
Vocal music, Rev Martin.
Are stock foods Of practical bene-
fit to the farmer? III. Berkly.
Select reading, Mrs. j. Phoenix.
Are the environments of the city
more favorable to mental develope-
ments than the country? William
Morrice.