The Yale expositor., 1920-12-09
JOLLY FARMERS
HAVE JOLLY TIME
Large Crowd Attends December
Meeting At Home of Mr..
and Mrs. LOvelOcK

ereu thursday at the nome Oh
Mr.. and Mrs. AL Lovelock in
Brockway township, the occasion
being the December meeting of
the jolly Farmers Club. The
ideal weather served to counter
act the effect of the extremely
bad roads and by noon the yard
was filled with rigs and machines
and standing room in the house
was almost at a premium. The
regular annual chicken pie din
ner was served in cafeteria style
and a most enjoyable dinner
hour was spent.
President VIM. Cavanagh being
unable to be present, Vice-Pres.
Chas. Wilt called the meeting to
order and presided during the
afternoon. AS the opening num-
Der, the Club sang America"
which was followed by repeat
ing the Lords Prayer. The re-
port of the Secretary, Mrs. Craig
Adams, showed that the prev
ious meeting had been very
successful one. Vocal numbers
by Leona Lovelock, accompanied
by her mother and Miss Eileen
Gleason, accompanied by Miss
Margaret Gleason were of high
order and the encores called for
testified to the hearty apprecia-
ton of these numbers. A reading
by Mrs. Hugh Hodgins was one of
the best numbers of the day, and
a humorous recitation by Julia
Ellis was so well appreciated that
an encore was required.
County Agent G.. l.. Brody dis
cussed dairy rations best adapted
to economical production under
present reduced price conditions
and talked along organization
lines. A talk on the life of Luther
Burbank by Raymond Wilks was
one of the most instructive and
best rendered numbers of the day.
One of the best features of the
program was the Question Box.
This was handled in such an eff
cient manner by the chairman OF
the program committee, Mrs, Hugh
Hodgins, that nearly everyone
present was influenced to take
part. In reply to the question,
Does it pay to own a tractor on
hundred acre farm?", AL Love-
lock replied that he believed a
tractor would be profitable on
any farm where it was necessary
to keep two teams of horses. Re-
marks of Charles Wilt in answer
to the question regarding the
value of silo on a dairy farm
showed that the speaker had DEM
onstrated by actual experience
that the silo was an indispensable
factor in live stock farming. Bert
Barr was asked to explain the
advantages of raising clover and
stated that the crop was of the
highest value because it furnished
protein in the ration and was in
dispensible as soil builder. The
discussion of the advantages Of
the consolidated school system
as compared with our present
rural schools was asked of Mrs.C.
Mason. Mrs. Mason's remarks
showed very thorough study of
the subject. Among the most in
teresting features were actual
figures showing that the percent
age of efficient students was
much higher where consolidated
schools were in operation than
under the old system. This ques-
ton was also ably discussed by
Mrs. Hugh Hodgins and Miss
Gleason.
will Farm Machinery decline
in price?" was asked Of John
Sheehy, implement dealer Of
Emmett. He stated that new farm
machinery was very scarce and
practically all machinery that
will be offered for sale during
the coming season has been pro-
duced under expensive labor con-
ditions. Furthermore, that there
is no reason to hope for a decline
in the price Of steel. He stated
that on account of these condi-
tions several of the important
machines including mowers, bin
ders, manure spreaders, ETC.,
would be sold at an advance in
price over those prevailing last
year. His remarks showed that he
had made thorough study of the
subject and came as a surprise to
the farmers.
The excellent program was
closed by a vocal number, "a
Perfect Day." by Mrs. Bert Nye,
which was so we'll appreciated
that an encore was required. The
next meeting will be held Jan. 81,
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Thos.
Carless.