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5^th Will it pay to build a cattle stable costing $1600.
Ans Majority thought it would
6^th How high to build a hay house & size of Doors
Ans 12 say 20 ft & 3 say 25 Doors 14 x 14 ft
7^th When would you sow oats?
Ans Not till March 15^th
8^th Our Brick member wishes to know what it is worth to Haul
brick to Brookevill Academy
3 say $5.50, 3 say $4.00 7 say $5.00 1 says 7,
& 14.50
9^th Is it best to plow corn stuble now or wait
a while; for, corn & potatoes?
Ans All but 3 would plow at once.
10^th What Fertilizer will you use for Potatoes?
Ans Peruvian guano & Dissolved bones 4 to 8oo lb
ll^th What is the price of getting Chestnut Rails?
Ans 75 cts pr hundred.
12^th What is the best remedy for Lousy Calves?
Ans Kerosene Oil.
13^th What shall we do with a lot of Patent Office seed?
Ans Give them to Robert M Stabler & R B Farquhar
they to Report to the Department.
14^th How much hay will 600 lb Cattle eat pr day?
1_1lb 1. 20 lb 4 -- 10 lb 5 -- 15 lb
15^th When to begin feeding Cattle?
Ans Nearly all say begin at once
16^th Ought we to employ a potatoe Seller in Wash[ington]
Ans Not approved at this time.
17^th corn Will it do to plant corn the 2nd year one way?
Ans No.
18 Is It time to buy Clover seed?
Ans Not yet.