Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1909-01-30
The Farmers
In Session
Roundup Institute Here
a Successful Affair.
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always Of interest to all, and he made
it especially SO. He gave few stats
tics to open with. 1t costs four hun
dred million dollars for the nation
and ten million for the state 10
run the schools. He paid a glowing
tribute TO our university and 10 the
American teachers for the good habits,
morals, skill, knowledge and patriot
ism they teach His closing thought
was let us stand by the flag. He re-
cited poem "Life's Mission" Am
erica" was sung led by the speaker,
and the inspired evening closed.
The first subject Wednesday morn
ing was profit from the Apple Or
chard,' and again Mr.. GRAY was in
PRODUCED by the president. The pro-
tits or the fruit production are on an
average higher than other products,
being nearly ten per cent profit. He
gave five points as to raising apples,
namely, fertlzing, cultiyating. spray.
pruning and thinning. The last was
q pretty hard thing TO do. 1t had
taken him four years TO haye the grit
10 do it, but it was far more profitable
as the fruit which remained was of
better quality and brought better
prices.
N. P. Hull then took up the subject
"Money from Sheep" He was given
an ovation when he took the floor
He is Master of the State Grange and
a practical farmer. He kept the au-
dience in seemingly breathless atti-
tude or laughter. The afternoon SEES
sion convened at l:30. Reports Of
committees were read by the secre-
tary, and the president and secretary
were reelected Mr.. Mears gave a
few remarks fitting TO the occasion.
The secretary rose and said "them's
my sentiments too" which created a
broad smile in the audience.
A bunch of spring wheat gleanngs
from one Of the fields Of our own county
sent up by our Village President, II.
IRE of the opening OF the afternoon
session.
Modern Helps for the Farm" was
then given by Mr.. Gray, who began by
giving the ladies few suggestions.
by order OF his wife. lie spoke OF the
advantage Of the Correspondence
school when one could not spend time,
nor had the means to attend our agri-
cultural school at Lansing. Many
other grand helps were brought out.
clarifying with Slo." was next by
n. P. Hull. He started out ia his
genial way with story, then took up
his subject and handled it without
gloves, with little side lights in story
form that kept the audience smiling.
He summed it up as good business
proposition for the farmer.
Z. Il. Ward OF Charlevoix led the
discussion that followed but he
thought the first speaker had covered
the ground faithfully. SO he said but
little, giving some good advice to the
house wives as to disposing of their
products from the dairy. A lively
discussion by the audience followed.
The president then announced that
he had saved the best for the last,
M ISIS Jennie Buell., lecturer of State
Grange at Ann Arbor. Her subject
was New Outlooks for Farm Folks. !"
She spoke with great deal of earn
estness and had a very pleasing voice
and manner. She gave some excellent
statistics as To the yielding of crops
in the past three years. Progression
was part Of her theme. She told Of
President Roosevelt being interested
i'm the rural life and of the questions
lie sent out for the people to discuss in
their Grange or other meetings, the
TENURE of rural conscience, country
life and other thoughts. She dwelt
on the sanitary life that ought to pre-
vail on the farms. She advocated the
thought that the boys or young people
should have a social center some place
where they could meet, where they
could have programs OF interest.
Light. air and water are necessity
tO healthful homes. 1t is a pity that
we have TO come to deaths door before
we accept the fresh air. The health
OF the nation lies at the door
OF the home keeper. Her closing
was story representing the sociabili-
" we must come I'm touch with. those
OF our kind especially the housewives.
They need more society aud they are
coming TO see 1t more and more.
These Institutes. Grange, Equity
meetings are Godsend To the women
on our farms.