Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-02-14
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HARRIS GROVE FARMERS CLUB


The Harris Grove Farmers
Club met Saturday. January PC,
1913, at the pleasant home of Mr..
and Mrs. w. A. Selvy. The day
being very cold and disagreeable
and a number of our members
being on the sick list only five
families were present to enjoy
1.-THE hospitality and friendship of
these worthy people.
Club was called to order at fl H.
80 by our president and minutes
| of the previous meeting read and
approved.
Club opened by instrumental
music by Bernice Meats.
Mrs. Meats read Marketing
farm products.
Dinner being announced the
club adjourned and the usual
two hours We're spent in visiting.
AT 2:3O the club again called to
order.
Music, Song by the Club.
The readings were resumed
and Mrs. Latta read, Farm wo-
men and Mar and Mr.. Sclvy,
seed Corn Gamblers, and as
they were timely subjects they
were thoroughly discussed.
Recitations We're given by llor-
ace Brown, William McGavren.
and lIarland Jones.
Discussion OF Questions:
No. 4. Would il not be we'll to
have state Investigation and set
ting or reasonable prices of seed
corn if conditions are as report
I'd? Decided it would he we'll to
hace state investigation and
that we use our Influence to
about set or reasonable price
for seed corn.
No. 2. What varieties of al
falfa can be planted in this sec
ton that will not winter kill ?
Henry Field says the only varic-
ties OF alfalfa seed that are alb
solutely hardy, you will find TO
be Grimm -LiscOmh, or Baltic or
any other variety having a
branching root system under
ground bud, and large spreading
crown
No. 3. Are our Club dinners
too elaborate considering the
times? We do not serve an ella
borate dinner, but each house
wife tries to SO plan her menu to
conserve food in the practice OF
rigid economy, especially of meat
and sugar by serving one kind OF
mrni and using more OF the ?per-
ishablc food products.
Questions for February:
! A.. Would il not be fair, and
much more, satisfactory if the
people had Il published account
of the disbursements of the Y. NJ
G.. A. and Rcd Cross funds that
have been collected? Referred
to q. w. Governs.
!. What practical Influence
will bring back To us the feeling
for life and work necessary To
furnish hands for agriculture
Referred TO Mrs. N. G.. Rogers.
3. According to the War Rev
lenur Bill, after July 4. news
papers and magazines are TO be
sent out by the zone system
causing the readers subscription
causing the rcadehs subscription
to cost according to the zone il
which he lives. is this an UNI
fair measure and ii SO. should W.
, make protest to our congressman
as suggested by magazine pub.
fishers? Referred to Mr.. Whit
man.
Reading Committee for Feb
lruary: Mr.. Bcchce Gowens. Rog
srs, Mrs. Divelbess, Mrs. Whit
man and Mrs Bruce Orr.
Question Committee: Mrs
Meats, Mrs. Brown and Mr.. Bee
bee.
Visitors, Mr.. and Mrs. II. AL
bridge, Mrs. S. McGavren of TN
Union Club: Mr.. and Mrs. Fran
McGavrcn and sons of Rive
View Club: Mr.. Horace Mckinney
: and Mrs. F.. Price and son, Mis-
Mona Levitt and Mrs. Golvcr
= Moved and seconded that neN
secretary book be purchased.
Club adjourned to meet vii
!, Mr.. and Mrs. Rogers, Februar
!. %, 1918.