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town, it is sufficient.

1. I have no chickens, shall I make a
garden in the orchard, & sow the
garden in clover.
A. Equally divided.
2. Will it pay to raise common turnips
Yes
3 Will it pay to mix mill feed with
cut hay 12 hours before feeding
A Yes if the stables is warm enough.
4. Would you plow for oats or corn first.
A Oats.
5 Who tried spreading straw.
A. Several had tried it and had heard
of others who had and all seemed
pleased with practice
6 What would you do with a thin cow
that keeps thin
A Keep feeding
7 What proportion of the profits should the
owner of cattle have if I keep them
1/ 1/6 10/ 1/3 1/ 1/4 1/ 2/5 Av 32/100 or 32 percent.
8 How much corn did the club raise this year
2030 barrels on 315 acres. Av 6 45/100 per acre
The best crop 90 [lbs] on 9 acres.
9 How many potatoes
A 3761 [bus?] on 51 acres Av 73 3/4 per acre
(B Cook 650 on 5 130 per A)
10 How many acres of land does the club own
& how much under cultivation
Own 2468 & work 1771 acres. 72 percent

Adjourned to meet at P T Stabler 12 mo 31, 1870