The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1910-05-13
Burton Farmers Club.

| The Burton Farmers club and q
few invited friends enjoyed an excep-
tionally pleasant day with Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Clapp and family,
Thursday, May 5.
Vice President Nj. L. Peterson
called the meeting to order and Mrs
d. II. Hammond conducted devotion
al exercises.
Under the head of unfinished
business, Miss Guilford read a clip
ping comparing the farmers to the
city people. She said that at the
last meeting she did not speak on
this subject as she did not want to
brag, but this clipping quoted one
of Owossos highest officials as cred
| iting the farmers with becomingeS--
iting the farmers with receiving the
news almost as soon as the city peo-
pie and knowing almost as much as
the city people.
what progress has been made by
legislation for parcels post and the
postal savings bank?" Mr.. Rush be-
lieves we are in fair way of getting
both as the bills are now pending,
backed by President Taft.
Mr.. Love said the postal savings
bank bill had passed the House, but
he feared that by the time it had
passed the Senate, the father of the
bill would not know it with the ad-
ditions which have been made to it.
"One magazine which interests
me and why?" Mr.. Hammond is
much interested in the Woman's
Home Companion. For light read
ing it has good stories, besides the
household hints and fashions, MAX
ing it an all around good magazine.
Mrs. Fauth also likes it as it has
every thing in it pertaining to the
home. That and the Ladies' Home
Journal are so clean and pure that
she does not hesitate to put them in
the hands of her daughter or any
one else's daughter. She believes
they make girl interested in and
enjoy house work.
What has been your best invest
ment in your farming operations?"
Mr.. Peterson, "Three Jersey cows"
Mr.. Hammond, title. / believe they
pay 100 per cent on money invest
ed" Mr.. Sprinkle, -Four cows and
perhaps a hundred dollar ditch" c.
e. Potter, title are good invest
ment. They pay for themselves in
two or three crops, and the conven-
fence pays for the labor of laying
them" Mr.. Moulton, "A silo. 1t is
the best thing on the farm. More
than paid for itself" Mr.. Auiler,
"a sulky pillow is good thing. 1t
does better work than the other
plows." Mr. Post, Il prefer a sulky
plow to a manure spreader."
How to market eggs to the best
advantage" Mrs. CARRIER receives
l cent extra by selling the fresh eggs
to private customers. Mr.. Love
would have all the eggs clean and
sorted as to color, the yellow ana
white ones separated
G. e. Potter had diagram show
ing the orbits of the earth and Hal
ley's comet, and their relation to
each other at the present time. This
tive.
What makes a good substitute
for pie during the hot weather."
One would certainly find something
in the desert line at Mrs. Sprinkle's
as he mentioned every thing new
land old under the sun and pie.
Mrs. Giles told us why she goes to
the farmers clubs. She believes
two heads are always better than
one or we exchange ideas which are
oftimes very convenient and profita-
ble It is worth much to mingle
with and grow to love our acquain-
tances as we meet each month.
Should the statue Of Jefferson
Davis be placed in the Hall of Fame
to show our sincerity toward the
south?" Mr.. Love thinks it might
do some good but he also thinks that
the imaginary line is fast being
wiped out The negro is keeping
the spirit of difference alive in a
measure. AS a united nation, this
nation is felt and feared the world
over.
During the program, Mrs Randall
gave us a most interesting select
reading.
Mrs. G. G. Potter read Bill Nye on
the comet.
Mrs. Auiler gave a short sketch of
her brother, who died two years ago,
and read poem, "The Great South
west" which he had composed.
Miss Alchin read "a Cowboys
First Ride in an Automobile" and
Mrs. c. e. Potter read a sketch of
the life of the late DR.. Louis Klopsh
and his work.
The program for the next meeting
was announced and the club ad-
journed to meet with Mr.. and Mrs.
George Fauth, the first Thursday in
June. Reporter.