Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-07-23
Willow Valley Farmers Clut

VII. ana MfS. Wlit Merchant
near Magnolia, Saturday. The
morning session WIS given over
to the consideration Of home
matters by he women. and to
visiting and The consideration
OF matters of general interest
to the men AT high room an
ex client dinner Was served to
the members Of the club lnclud-
ing the visitors. Nine of the
twelve families being Well re.
presented.
With N. S Lawrence rresid-
ing, the afternoon PR gram was
opened with song by the me M
bsrs Of the club, then came the
roll call by quotations, then The
reading Of the minutes of the
previous meeting by Mrs. F. Fl.
CALDWELL, secretary protein; and
the approval of the minutes by
the club.
Union picnic of the different
farmer clubs of Harrison ccun
ty was FIRST considered After
much discussion the club went
on record fsvoring The meeting
and decided to attend end take
part when he time, place and
program We're announced By
the committee.
els the winter wheat crop to
be one Of the payis & crops in
crop rotation OF ks farm
After no little discuss;on Z, was
decided that the winter wheat
crop is, alarg with clover ard
corn, one Of the pay ing crops.
because of excellence Of yield
1t WAS also pointed out that the
winter wheat crop is one If tbs
best crops in USiea to start
clover in the speilg, leaving Tie
clover one year and pillow under
the next year and plant to corn.
The tanners We're cautioned
not to pillow the clover under
when green because it would
hav.A d tendency to sour the
ground.
Miss Elba Doyle gave reci-
tatlon, and then the cub dis
. Is it v,,ri! 7o nj
expense for . iai @5teTo
the chautauqp; p Il was ueciG.
ed in the : fiji nlaive Camp IN
The chautaLqua a.ouna as 20
outing, and rest from farm
work was considered the best
way TO attend an asse mt3v
THE Good o. s
House" was fN
pertaining rea0ng given by
Mr. t.,a N Mckinne y
els TIC eu ti)ooi a.
thorough ans efficient as H.
shoud be, Il rot, how can sc
make It's, his quest ion { ~
afa con VI
much entausi; sm M y IL
attendance | was pointed cut
hat too many studies were re-
CURED to u Lane hi IN the rural
schools, RAJ her thsn fewer stu
dies taught well; hat there was
tendency to prepare the ru
raj pupils 10 enter the city high.
school instead of preparing
them to credl.ably transact the
business "tfiairs Of the
farm. Miss liarrlep Doyle, Il
teacher OF long { Experience. led
IN the, jefcn.e of the schools
and called especial attention to
the number Of rural scholars
passing the regular eighth
grade examination gwen by TIE
superintendent oi
schools. " was also pointed OH
that the rurai school c@uin b
lmpt DYED ~ the 60 operation
Of the patron AID teacher, ~
better school buildings, better
kept, and better provided with
supplies
Following a 500 by M S s
Dorothy Hardy, Mrs e Stone
gave an interesting reading in
which lie past and the pr S MT
Of livirg were effect
lively compared. 7. G Doyle
gave a humorous reading and
Mrs. I. G. Doyle and Miss Dcro
thy Hardy gave vocal duet,
and were then followed by a
brief but highly appreciated and
entertaining address by p B
Vaughn. Miss Dorothy Hardy
gave a piano solo after which
j. B Hardy and Mrs. NJ Mer
chant favored the club with in
strumen'al numbers.
The club voted to take q W.
cation in August, and to hold
the next meeting at the h1 me
Of Mr.. and Mrs G. N. McKin-
ney of Logan.