The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-20
MONTHLY MEETING
FARMERS CLUB
SATURDAY With
Mr.. AND mrs. GARDNER

The Farmers Club met on Satur-
day, the 18th inst, at the beautiful
home of Mr.. and Mrs Paul Gard
ner, of Gardeners Gardens. The sur
roundings of this home have been
very much blessed by the hand of
nature stately palmetto palms stand
sentinel like in the ground beautiful
persolas, covered with Florida 5
fairest flowers, lend their beauty to
this garden of flowers. Situated on
a knoll above Banana lake, swept by
its balmy breezes. surrounded by a
garden laid out by the hand OF an
,artist in landscape gardening, this
home was indeed an ideal spot not
only to commune with nature. but to
hold sweet communion with friends,
as on this occasion. The guests en-
ljoyed walking through the flower
gardens and down to the shores OF
the lake Dinner was served to the
large crowd present under the or
angc trees still bearing their duel
burden of fragrant bloom and golden
fruit. The tables bore fruit of a
: far different variety, attesting to the
high degree of culinary skill pos
sessed by our Farmers club house
! wives. All Were very much interest
! ed in viewing Mr.. Gardeners collec-
| tons of curios, snake and alligator
skins, and listening to this gentle
mans account of the capture of many
of these trophies. So with music
and social time together the time
| sped as if on wings. The business
| session was called to order by the
president and after the reading of
ton was taken up for consideration
The club would not accept her resie-
nation, but expressed a desire that
she remain in Office until the annual
election of officers in June. The dis
cussion of the subject, Live Stock
the Sheet Anchor of Successful Farm
ing was opened by Mrs. ]. G.
Tromdell. who spoke on hogs, and
urged all engaged in hog raising to
vaccinate their young hogs as pre-
ventative for cholera Dr. Conibear.
Mr.. Benson and Mr. Fidlcr discussed
the commercial value of the hog and
the sanitary conditions to be main
tanned in the raising of the hog.
This may suit hog raised up this
way hut the writer thinks the real
oldtime hog likes nice big mud
hole in which to take his morning
ablutions better than high-class san
itary conditions. Judge Preston re
minded us of the old proverb of the
early settlers of Florida that "a SOW
will buy the horse quicker than the
COW will buy the saddle and bride.
The Judge spoke of the COW and the
family's dependence upon her. Beef
cattle and their proper feed was
next discussed. Fattened with Japa-
nese cane and velvet beans their
meat rivals the western meat Mr.
Futch closed the discussion of cat
tie by telling of the remedy for salt
sick" among calves. This remedy
moving those effected and the other
young cattle to the flatwoods has
proved cure and preventative for
this disease Mr. and Mrs. J A.
Walker invited the club to meet at
their home for April meeting Ladies
day The following committee was
appointed to prepare papers on the
subject, "The Home Canncry" In
these papers to show the methods
used in preparing the delicious Flor
ida fruits, so as TO be of service to
our new club members Recipes for
the guava products, pine apple and
other fruits Of the Florida summer
to be given. This committee to con
sist of Mrs. Scarr, Mrs. Conibcar.
hio. 'dluHti anu VI 10. y . ~ W al
ker, Miss Ellen Harris to be invited
to address the club on this day and
Miss Verda Thompson to be invited
to give a demonstration of canning
tomatoes A rising vote of thanks
was extended Mr.. and Mrs Gardner
for their gracious hospitality and the