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A majority favor a board lining & dirt roof.
4th. Will it pay to feed green corn to hogs, stalk & all?
Yes.
5th. How much wheat will the Club sow?
250 acres.
6th. What is it worth to cut corn?
Ten say $1.00 per acre.
7th. How much Timothy Seed per acre?
1/6 (6) 1/8 (4) 1/4(5) [?]
8th. How many would put ventilators on barns?
Twelve would.
9th. How much less seed wheat with drill than broadcast?
Nine say one peck less, & three or four say the same quantity.
10th. Would you sow all wheat or part in Timothy?
All wheat
llth. Would you sow white or red wheat & how much per acre?
All white wheat, & 2 bush per Acre.
12th. Whas Shall I do with my meadow?
Eight say sow it in Timothy & six favor planting corn next spring
13th. What shall I do with a timothy field when the sod is thin?
Twelve say plant corn, & four sow wheat.
14th. Will it pay to cut weeds on stubble?
No.
15th. What is the best way to seed a lawn?
Plow this fall & sow grass seed very early in the
spring with a little oats to protect it.
16th. How much should be sown to set a lawn?
One thousand pounds per acre.
17th. How soon will it do to dig potatoes?
When the vines are dry & not before.
18th. Would you sow clover with rye now?
Yes.
19th. How can sedge be killed out & other grass set without plowing?
Top dress heavily & sow grass seed.
20th. What is the price for pasturing a colt & a calf?
$5.00 per month for colt & 50 cts for calf.
Asa Stabler will engage to take ten colts next season at $2.50 per month.

Then adjourned to meet at the house of Wm W Moore
9th Mo 8th 1866.

Thos J Lea

Sec pro tem

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A majority favor a board lining & dirt roof.
4th. Will it pay to feed green corn to hogs, stalk & all?
Yes.
5th. How much wheat will the Club sow?
250 acres.
6th. What is it worth to cut corn?
Ten say $1.00 per acre.
7th. How much Timothy Seed per acre?
1/6 (6) 1/8 (4) 1/4(5) [?]
8th. How many would put ventilators on barns?
Twelve would.
9th. How much less seed wheat with drill than broadcast?
Nine say one peck less, & three or four say the same quantity.
10th. Would you sow all wheat or part in Timothy?
All wheat
llth. Would you sow white or red wheat & how much per acre?
All white wheat, & 2 bush per Acre.
12th. Whas Shall I do with my meadow?
Eight say sow it in Timothy & six favor planting corn next spring
13th. What shall I do with a timothy field when the sod is thin?
Twelve say plant corn, & four sow wheat.
14th. Will it pay to cut weeds on stubble?
No.
15th. What is the best way to seed a lawn?
Plow this fall & sow grass seed very early in the
spring with a little oats to protect it.
16th. How much should be sown to set a lawn?
One thousand pounds per acre.
17th. How soon will it do to dig potatoes?
When the vines are dry & not before.
18th. Would you sow clover with rye now?
Yes.
19th. How can sedge be killed out & other grass set without plowing?
Top dress heavily & sow grass seed.
20th. What is the price for pasturing a colt & a calf?
$5.00 per month for colt & 50 cts for calf.
Asa Stabler will engage to take ten colts next season at $2.50 per month.

Then adjourned to meet at the house of Wm W Moore
9th Mo 8th 1866.

Thos J Lea

Sec pro tem