The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-01-22
Burton Farmers, Club.

AS announced in the December
report, the January meeting of the
Burton farmers was held at the COM
modious home of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
CARRIER, Friday, January s. The
meeting was called to order at the
usual hour by President Hammond,
who has not missed meeting DUR
ing the year and is noted for his
promptness in getting the meeting
under way on time.
After devotional exercises conduct
ed by Chaplain Love, the minutes of
the last meeting were read by the
secretary, and approved as read.
Roll call showed but one family
absent, and goodly number of
guests. The program opened with
The Most Profitable Crop to Raise
on the Farm?." Clayton Potter
thinks that probably corn is the
most profitable, although he seems
to be somewhat partial to beans.
What do you Think of the Four
Crop rotation-Corn, Beans, Oats
and Wheat?" ]. d. Post is not in
favor of four crops before seeding.
Mr.. Sherman thinks peas and oats
grow we'll together, both yielding
we'll.
What are the Things Most Need
ed by Farmers Wife Mrs. Clay
ton Potter thinks, she needs every
thing, she can intuce her to buy.
What is the First Appearance of
the Hoof and Mouth, Disease?" Mr..
Sherman says an itching in the hoof
and in licking with the tongue
brings it to the mouth, when Bills
tiers form and when once seated it
is hard to eradicate.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sherman gave some
very interesting extracts from a
paper on this subject which was read
before the S ate association of farm
ers' clubs by Prof. Marshall, state
veterinarian.
Have Farmers Wives Duties Be
sides Those on the Farm?' Mrs.
Parshall being absent, this question
went over to the next meeting.
Some of the Advantages and Dis
advantages of Farm Life of the
boys?" j. d. Post thinks there are
BOTH but that the advantages far
outnumber the disadvantages in gen.
eral health and many other things.
At this point the hostess announc-
ed dinner, where everything else was
forgotten and we were soon made to
remember that was all the good
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the holiday season and that there
is always plenty left for the farmers
club dinner.
After the noon hour song, 1.-The
Farmer" by members of the club,
this question was taken up: us
Vitality of Wheat by Treating it with
Formoline?" Fred Love thinks not
if not made too strong. Mr.. Brock
of Riverside club thinks the tanning
mill a good thing to clean out smut
germs.
George Fauth says his cows aver
age him during the year 1926 a
piece. Mr.. Sprinkle quoted from a
farm journal where one dairy aver
aged $185.00 getting $1.37 a hun
dred for the milk.
Song-"Jubilee Medley of Patri-
otto Airs" by Messrs. Strehl, Love
and Peterson. Called back they sang
81 Cannot Sing the old Songs"
Recitation, ASK Mamma Miss
Ethlynn Peterson.
Select reading, TOO Late for the
Train" Miss Florence Rush.
After this We listened to an in
tensely interesting report of our del
egates to the state association, Mr..
and Mrs. D. Hammond. Then came
the annual election of officers which
resulted as follows:
President-Frank H. Rush. y
Vice President w. ]. Brookings.
Secretary and Treasurer-Mrs. C.
E. Auiler.
Director-M. L. Peterson.
Corresponding Secretary-Miss S.
Guilford.
Local Reporter-Mrs Blanche Pot
ter.
This ending the days business,
the club adjourned to meet with Mr..
and Mrs. w. j. ,Brookings of Mid
dlebury, the first Thursday in Feb
ruary.