Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1912-06-27
Harris Grove Farmers Club

Inc Harris Grove Farmers
club met on Saturday, June q,
1912 at the pleasant home OF
MIR. and Mrs. Whiteman. The
day was an ideal one but farm
ers were so busy that thres
families were absent which W.
all regretted as we so much en-
Joy meeting every member
However to help make up on,
loss there were a number OF
visitors among which we no
ticed Mr.. and Mrs. C. Hunt
Mr. and Mrs. Miller and son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Crossley, Mr.. anc
Mrs. Herbert Bobbitt, Mr.. and
Mrs. Foote, Mrs. Monitor, Mis-:
Maud Hack. At 1870 the clu'
vas called to order and Miss
Mary Whiteman favored us
With a piano solo. Then the
minutes of the May meeting
we're read and approved. Read
ing of selections was then i,
order and Mrs. Selvv, Mrs. Orr
and Mr.. Vanderhoof responded
md each article was discussed
it'll our hostess invited us il
o a verV SumntuOus dinner
After eating and visiting fol
;wo hours the club again as
embed and after listening Il
more music took up tn,
questions.
LIST Cues. Which is the
most serviceable to man
lind, the farmer, the mechanic
" the merchant? This was a
1ery hard question to decide
or it seemed that all three
we're very serviceable each in
lis line but it was a. last agreed
hat the mechanic was the NOR,
'erviceable but not the most
important as none could long
survive without the farmer.
End Qles. Would it be ad
,isable for farmers clubs of the
state to co operate with the OLD
ject of affecting prices or Sc
.uring more favorable legisla
ion? 1t was thought it would
be to secure more favorable
legislation.
Bird Cues. is there any way
If telling when oysters or any
,ther canned goods are unfit for
use? 1t was decided there is
no way Of telling from the APP
oearance of canned goods
whether it is contaminated or
not A peculiar class of bacteria
produces ptomaines, but when
we speak of ptomaines we are
speaking of a peculiar class of
compounds of which very little
is known. The ptomaines are
produced by bacteria which are
not killed during the canning
process. They are tasteless
and when taken into the diges-
tive tract form poisons.
Next was the young peoples
program and Bernice Moat gave
\ piano solo, Allene, Lolita and
HERNIA Whiteman recited and
Hazel Whiteman sang. Mr..
Hunt, being present, who is
president of the state club was
called on for a talk and in a
very pleasant little speech
kindly told US the use and ben
eft of the state club and invit.
ed us all to join so as to hell
spread the farm clubs all over
she state and we decided to &C
cept the invitation.
Questions for our next meet
ing are: 1st-Would sub soil
ing be profitable in Harrison
County? Referred to Mr.. Sci
vey. 2nd-When a man gets
too old to cultivate his farm
what had he better do with it?
Referred to Mr.. Jones. Ord
Would it not be better for the
people of Harrison County to
buy home grown and home
ground flour instead of sending
TO Minnesota for -four and
shipping away our wheat? Re
ferred to Mr.. Meats. Com
mittee on questions for next
meeting are, Mrs. Meats, Mr.
selvey and Mr.. Whiteman
Entertainment committee are
Mr.. and Mrs. Meats and MIR
and Mrs. Whiteman. No more
business being before the clu5
we all adjourned to meet with
Mr.. and Mrs. Divelbess the last
Saturday in July.
M. s. Meats, Pres.
Ellen j. Orr, Sec.