The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-04-09


Mrs. Susan Randall warmly enter
tanned the members of the Burton
Farmers club Thursday April 1.
Vice-president Brookins called the
meeting to order and all joined 10
singing about the Farmer" after
which Chaplain Sherman conducted
the devotional exercises.
Mrs. Love favors a general house
cleaning time in the spring when
stoves can be removed together with
their dirt which always shows SC
conspicuously when the bright spring
sunshine points it all out. Mrs
Fauth says that spring is full OF
promise and life and that we fee
more disposed to it as general
house cleaning time.
Miss Ethlyn Peterson recited OF
the entertainment George and his
mamma gave Miss SimDkins.
"Your preference, sarge business
thoughtless OF economics or small
business done thoroughly" Among
other things Mr. Brookins said his
father always told him What you
do. do we'll" Also he thinks that by
careful management one can build
up a large business.
Mr.. Peterson believes that one
who would be happy on the farm
should be as dead in love with the
farm as he was dead in love with his
wife before he married her and 70
remain contented and happy he
should always love the farm as he
loves his wife after ne marries her.
Mrs. Clayton E. Potter read two
selections "The Greed of the Bells
and THE Cold Spare Bed"
AS to whether we can take a vaca-
ton on the farm and still keep VI
farm work Messrs. Sherman and
Brookins say that perhaps the work
can not be kept UP as we'll but that
it is needed as much or more by the
farmer as by people of other voca-
tons.
Mr.. Sprinkle says one day vaca-
lions are very beneficial to the farm
er as we'll as his wife. He advises
picnics or perhaps drive of a dozen
miles with his wife and sometimes a
neighbours family all having picnic
under a beautiful tree. Mr.. II. r.
Half says recreation gives clearness
of mind and strength of body so one
is able to do more and better work
on returning.
Mrs. Randall's granddaughter
rendered a duet, which all enjoyed.
Improving Farm Conditions" "
Mr.. Auiler suggests care of fruit and
shade trees also the setting of some
each year.
James Post would improve fertil-
ity of soil, make fences, tile and by
blowing, grading and seeding i'm
prove the roadside.
Mr.. Fauth says that the trouble
with most of our farms in that they
are not kept up we'll enough. The
products are decreasing rather than
increasing.
H. B. Half told Of the Campbell
system Of Mexico, which is to pillow
the soil when damp, cultivate each
week until seeding, then first use the
slant tooth drag and then the Guilt
vator every week with the result oil
a good crop and better catch of the
next crop. There is only ten inches
of rainfall in that place
W. ]. Brookins reminded us of the
past improvement of the rural de-
livery and telephone and the future
ones, the parcels post and centraliz-
ed schools.
Foods, their Kinds and Classes. u
Mrs. CARRIER read very interesting
and instructive paper on this subject
In part she says that no one article
of food contains all the require
ments of the body so the house wife
should study to cook such foods as
produce the greatest health and Wig
or. She also advises the heartiest
meal to be served in the middle Of
the day.
Mrs. Jerome Sherman recited the
very amusing story Of How Tom
Sawyer Whitewashed the Fence"
Mr.. Moulton told how he cares for
his COWS. He gives each about two
ounces Of salt in the feed twice a dag
and waters them twice a day. Then
he changes the kind of feed very Of
ten. He also says cows are more
profitable if one or perhaps two per-
sons always care for them.
In behalf of the members of the
Burton Farmers club Mr.. Love
presented Mrs. Randall with post
card album and each gave her a post
card in honor of her birthday which
is April s.
The club adjourned to meet the
first Thursday in May at the home OF
II 4 Il.