The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-12-20
The surton Farmers Club.

The December meeting of the Bur
ton Farmers Club was held at the cozy
home OF Mr.. and Mrs G.. S. Potter, on
the third day of this month and was at
tended by every family.
The long ride facing the cold south
west wind, made many rosy faces.
The song, I'VE Come to Greet was
sung and devotional exercises con-
Quoted by Mr. Sherman who read a
Psalm and offered prayer. The Sec.
read the minutes of the last meeting.
The questions were then taken up
some of which were as follows:
SIS Labor Day benefit to the pub
lic2" Miss Guilford thinks it is She
says one of the principles Of life is that
we earn our bread by the sweat of our
brow, and as one of the objects of Labor
Day is to bring out the fruits of our
labor and advertise them, and as Labor
Day tends to make all men equal, she
think s it all right for people to meet on
this day and have good time.
Dinner was then announced and all
FASTENED to enjoy it.
After dinner the delegate to State
Association of Farmers Clubs was
elected.
The choice fell on c. A. Potter and
his wife as alternate.
Then the questions were again taken
up. care Stock foods benefit?" Mr..
Love does not think they are, some of
them at least. Mr.. Sherman thinks
some of them are all right as he saved
COW by means of stock food. Mr..
Hammond says those that sell it are the
ones most benefited. rs a good team
an indication of good farmer?" Mr..
Rush does not think it is as he knows
those who own fine teams but are very
slack farmers.
Our neighbors, who are they?"
Mrs. Post says those that come to see
as in our sorrow and trouble and help
and comfort u.s. Mrs. CARRIER says that
in order to have good neighbors we
must be good ourselves. Mrs. Shepard
says the telephone interferes with our
being good neighbors.
Mr.. Peterson here asked question
that he wanted answered right away.
lis frozen corn harmful to stock?"
Mr. Potter says he would tdaw it out
then feed it, thai, cows do. well on it.
MIR. Sherman says he has frozen corn so
large the cows could not eat it.
G. T. Mason was asked what to do
with the road graders when the new
road law takes effect2 He says leave
them in the district where they belong,
for the men who paid for them to have
the use of them.
But cannot give all the things that
were said or questions given.
Miss Florence Rush recited Eating
for Prizes, and Mrs. Shepard read "a
Queer Bed Fellow" The following is
the propram for the next meeting.
What did you learn of advantage
30 you at the state fair2
Clayton Potter.
9 Give name and age of five oldest
persons in Owosso Township?
G. T. Mason.
8 Is dried Beet pulp profitable for
the farmer to feedl VIM. Giles
4 Would VIM. Hammond please tell
as how the canteen is used at the pres
emit time and with what success?
5 How can we get profits on crops
this year with so much soft corn and
pay cts. for husking2 Mr.. Hammond.
6 Is a manure spreader worth the
money invested? Mr.. Sherman.
Give method of saving seed CORN
W. CARRIER
s Which is more profitable to feed
pigs weighing rs lbs or more, at the
present high price of grain, or sell them
before feeding and sell the grainY
G. T. Mason.
8 Give your experience with silo and
silage as far as you have gone?
w. Giles.
10 Which is the best kind of barley
TO sow ]. Sherman.
Song by Harold Sherman.
Selection on the violin by Mr..
Patterson, of Detroit.
Singing by Marie Dean with violin
accompaniment.
Song, Honey Bee by Georgia De.
forest, with.violin accompaniment.
Club adjourned to meet with Mr..
and Mrs. J. Sherman on the first Friday
In Jan. 1908.