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Aug 10-67

Club met at Roger B. Fanquhar's house
The afternoon being rainy it was late before
members arrived. At about five o'clock Asa
M Stabler was chosen foreman and Robert
M Stabler Thos G. Lea, Philip Thomas Stabler
& Benjamin H Miller were counted absent.
Walter H Brooke was the only visitor.

It being too wet at this time to walk out
the minutes of last meeting were read and the
questions proceeded with.

Roger Farquhar inquired whether in
the present state of his farm it would pay to
cut 50 or 75 perches of ditch to drain a
small piece of land just for looks. no.

Will it pay to blind ditches with poles?
yes.

Would you thresh wheat and sell at present
prices? Majority-are in favor of holding unless
the money is especially needed.

What kind of wheat will you sow?
5 will sow Boughton and 6 will sow part-Boughton
and the remainder some variety of red.

What would you do with bacon having
a probability of being injured by skippers? Sun and
black pepper are recommended.

Would you dig a well on a small piece of
level land to drain it where there is not sufficient fall
to make another outlet? Yes.

Will it pay to thresh oats now while they
are damp and sell them? Most members think not.

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