Webster Farmers' Club

Tbe Webster Farmers' Club beid its .Tannary meeting on Satnrday last at tbe hospitable home of Mr. and Mrs. George Merrill. After an excellent dinner the exercises were opened with prayer by Rev. G. C. Moorehonse. Mra. Wm. Scadin read "How Tim'B Prayer Was Answered," and Miss Jnlia Ball reoited "Darkey Philosopby in a very efïective manner. The question "How should farm stock raising be made profitable?" was tben opened by Wm. Ball, of Hamburg. He said profits on farm stook depended on the qualiity of the stock and the metbod of keeping. Stock should be kept well and not half starved and shonld never be allowed to stop growing. Good warm shelter shonld be provided for stock in winter to procure the best resnlts from the feeding. Cyrus M. Starks, of Webster, agreed with Mr. Ball's ideas, and said farmers should make 50 peí cent more from their stock than they now do. It is the little leaks in condoofeing business tfaat do the damage. He said be made money on pork when sold at 3 cents per pound live weight. Care Bbonld be used in selecting the breed, tben use every adjunct for feeding. Sweet slops from the house, clover, charooal, salt, etc, they are of ten wasted, and yet they add but little to the expense. Attend to details. He tbought Michigan farmers had grown caieless because they had the idea that wbat they did was not paying them. William Smith thought every man must know the capabilities of nis own farm aud that would guide him better than anyone could tall him. By keeping track of the weight of his stook a farmer would know what be should get for them. Austin Smith, of Webster, spoke of wbat he used for feed. He used beans and bean fodder and considered it onethird to one-half more valuable than corn. He had also fed potatoea to good eftect. Wm. Ball and Cyrns M. Stark here got into an animated discussion on the relative values of grade shorthoius and Jerseys as miloh cows whioh caused considerable amusement as well as information. George Merrill said the Jersey should not be mixed with other cattle and was nofc in favor of cross breeding in eattle at all. A farmer sbould raise everything he possibly can, fettilizers as well as other things. The cultivation of flowers was discussed by the ladies, after whioh tbe meeting closed with a solo by Miss Julia Ball, "Asleep at tbe Switch." Tbe offlcers of tbe olub for the ensning year are: President, Geo. Merrill ; reoording secretary, Miss Julia Ball; corresponding secretary, Cyrus M. Starks.