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The rows being the same length then small seed
produced 93 lbs 24. small sized
Middle sized 95 " 22 " "
Large 99 " 18. " "
The rows were 10 yds long
As- $1.00 per bushel there would be about $8.00
more prifit to the acre. from large than small seed.
and $6.25 from large than, middle sized seed

10^th Mo 10^th 1868

The club met at the house of
the secretary Granville Farquhar & Benjⁿ H
Miller was appointed Sec. Pro Tem.
Sam Hopkins, T. J. Lea. R.B. Farqahar
& W^m T. Brooke were absent, we had as guests
Dr W^m B. Magruder. Chas Farquhar & M^m Lea
Fred Stabler was appointed foreman, after
reading the minutes of the meeting- held
here 15 months ago we walked out to take
a look at the premises, found the corn
house nicely swept & as bare of corn as at
our last meeting, in the orchard we found
some of the same stock of thorough-bred (?)
hogs that were noticed last year. I have
every reason to believe that- we shall see more
of them next season. A chestnut till loaded
with nuts recieved many striking indications
of our regard A flock of sheep and some
fine cattle seemed to be doing well in the
timothy field to sod of in which was rewarded