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9th. Would you shoe a colt 3 1/2 yrs old to work?
Yes (9) No (3)
10th. What is it worth to take down old post & rail fence & put up a new one
in its place.
8 cts per panel (1), 1.25 per day (8), Don't know. (2)
11th. Should a cow be cleaned after calving, if she does not do it herself?
Yes by all means.
12th. Shall I sell potatoes at 90 cts or hold on?
Nine say sell; two hold on.
13th. Charles H Brooke asks what standing oak wood is worth, in his
woods within 2 1/2 miles of Brookville where it sells at $4.50 per cord?
1.50 (5) 1.75 (1), 2.00 (4), 2.50 (2) an average of about $1.70 per cord
14th. What are we paying our hands the present year?
$8.00 (1), 10.00 (1), 11.00 (1), 12.00 (3) 12.50 (1) 13.00 (3) 14.00 (2) 15.00 (2) an average of $12.46

We were then invited to a most bountiful supper
to which we did full justice; and after a very pleasant chat we
adjourned to meet at Robt M Stabler's on the 9th of next month.

Benjn H Miller Sec