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April 29th 1871

We met at the House of R. B.
Farquhar, all of our members being
present except Samuel Hopkins, P J &
Frederick Stabler.

We had as guests Gerard Hopkins
Wm Muncaster, Chas. Farquhar, Walter
H. Brooke & Chas Kirk.

Wm W. Moore was appointed foreman
at 5 Oclock, and after reading the minutes
of the last meeting held here, we
started out for a walk.

We first went into the garden, which
as usual at this place we foun in good
order and promised a variety of vegetables in
their respective seasons.

One of the members exhibited a
pruning knife, or rather a pair of shears
that seemed to be very effective, but more
expencive than it should be.

Our attention was called to a
beautiful lot of pigs, 11 of them all of
one litter, that came Feb. 5th and were
very well grown, we would like to know
how much pork they make. 2190 lbs.

Among the cattle were some
fine heifers lately fresh.

We walked as far as the meadow
which was well set in grass
some of it having been sowed in corn