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the timothy field set last fall was noticed & we found a first rate
sod of clover & Timothy mixed.

We then seated our selves in the very neat & comfortable
new porch, to attend to the questions when the 1st one announced
was supper, & judging by the earnestness, we all displayed in
dicussing it, it was decidedly the most interesting question
of the evening.
2nd Question. A member wishes to know whether it will pay to shovel
his wheat ground?
All say Yes, but one
3rd. A member wants to know whether to sow his meadow in timothy
or plant in corn in the spring?
Three favor the Timothy & 8 the corn
4th. How much Boughton wheat per acre with drill?
Two bushels.
5th. Shall I put a pump in my well at barn, which is fifty
feet deep, or build a cistern.
A large majority in favor of Cistern.
6th. Chas H Brooke intended to get ten tons of lime for his wheat
but can only procure five, & asks what he shall buy in place
of the other five tons?
All say Peruvian Guano, except one.
7th. What is the latest that it will do to sow Boughton Wheat?
Oct 10th, four, Oct fifteenth, eight.
8th. What is the best time to pull Lima beans for Winter use.
When the pods are yellow.
9th. What will it be safe to pay for stock cattle this fall?
4 1/4 (1), 4 1/2 (1), 5 Cts per lb (6) & four don't know.
10th. Is it safe to put potatoes away now, if they are ripe?
Seven say Yes, five No, & one don't know
11th. Does it pay to cross plow for wheat?
Yes unanimously.
12th. Would you sell potatoes as you did them at present prices or
put them away?
Nine say sell, & two put them away.
13th. How much will potatoes shrink if kept till next spring?
One says 1 1/2, six say 5, three 10, & two 15 per cent, & two don't know
14th. A members asks whether to plant posts to set his corn house
upon or set them on top of ground?
Put in temporary posts to one side
of the place for the pillars, & then buy brick af Arthur Stabler,
as soon as he burns.
15th. Should hogs be salted?
Yes.
16th. Is it safe to buy sheep at 3 1/2 cents per lb.
Yes.