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10th Mo 12th 1867

The club met at the house of Jhos
G. Lea. Benj. H. Miller, Roger B. Fargrihan, W. S. Bond
were absent. James S. Hallowell, Sam. Jonny
Ewd Lea and Ewd Gilpin and Ed. S. Lea were present as guests. Arthur
Stabler was chosen foreman. Under his guidance
we walked out into the Track patch where
our host has tons of beets, rutabagas and Mangel
Wurtzel ready for stock the coming winter.
We were shown where a bushel of potatoes was
dug from 17 yards of row. They were of the
Gleason variety. One host has made many
improvements since our last-meeting here.
Among others we noticed a mice woodhouse
with boys room above nicely plastered and a
convenient cornhouse a shop and henhouse are
underway and no doubt will soon be completed.
Members till come staggering in.
A fair portion of the corn remained uncut
the blades bearing striking evidence of approach
in winter. In the other corn field three crops have grown
this year in profusion: corn, turnips, and pumpkins.
We had a mock auction of a cow but no
sale. We returned to the house, ate supper and asked
and answered the following questions:

Corn is worth $4.00 in the fall what is it worth
in the spring? From $4.50 to $5.00-majority say $5.00

Would you alter a large boar now or fatten him as
he is? I would alter now, 5 would not, 1 don't know