Club Minutes: Enterprise Farmers Club, 1865-1872

5 What does the Club think of rolling wheat in the spring ans 10 would roll some 1 6 don't know 2 would not

6 Shall I buy Excelsior (Turner[']s) or Bond[']s I.X.L. at $2. 80/100 in favor of Excelsior (quan[t]ity 6 tons) ans All in favor of I.X.L one would buy 4 tons of Bond[']s and 2 of Tur[ner's]

7 What is thought of dwarf Pears ans One or two varieties do well on Quince but Standards seemed prefer[r]ed 8 What is the best pipe to convey water about 200 feet ans Wooden pipes were recommended [sic] 9 Would it pay to saw white popular [sic] for fencing plank ans Advised to try it and white wash well 10th Is it too soon to trim Apple trees ans Diversity of opinion, but most would prefer to do it when the trees are growing 11th I have two young sows one has 8 and [sic] the other 9 pigs shall I kill them 3 from one & 2 from the other. I only want 12 ans It was thought 6 pigs was enough for a young sow 12th What will keep horses from rubbing off their mains [sic] and tails. ans No answer

13th What percent of monitor potatoes rotted in the last year crops ans Between 5 & 6 per cent 14th What would you advise me to do with the marsh we were looking at this afternoon ans Burn it over and sow some grass seed was thought by most to be the best plan Charles H Brooke moved that we increase our number to 16 and proposed the name of Jos. T. Moore -- 10 voted to increase 4 against it Adjourned to Wm S Bond['] mo 23rd Wm W Moore Sec

3rd Mo[nth] 23rd 1872 [March 23, 1872] Met at the house of Wm S. Bond[' ]s, most of the members present at 4 P. M. when Wm S. Brooke was appointed foreman; we received as usual at this time the seed from the Agricultural Department, which were distributed. R. M. Stabler taking the oats. all are desired to report on the seed they took. The members all being present except Charles H Brooke and having as guest Wm Lea Jr and Benjn Howard of Penna we read the minutes of the meeting held here 11th mo[nth] 5th 1870-- and proceeded to examine the place The strawberries looked well and there was a nice lot of well rotted manure in the garden ready for use when the frost gets out. Just as we got to the stable the mule team came up which looked firstrate although it was said they had done and [sic] unusual amount of hauling this winter. The cows looked very well -- we were not shown any pigs. We went up to the bone mill (not to look over the rubbish pile his but to examine a new pump

On returning to the house we examined some very nice looking plants which showed they had been well cared for the general appearence [sic] of this place has been very much improved, and the wheat looked as well as could be expected this late season. Whilst waiting for all to get in there was some discus[s]ion about wheat some thought it very much winter killed but the general opinion seemed to be that the stand was a good one and only wanted a few warm days to start it.

1st Question -- How much is a load of Straw worth that was about as large as a load of hay that would ^weigh about 4o cwt. ans Ten dollars

2nd Will it pay to sow Clover seed on wheat stubble where I failed to get a set last year ans Clover seed is so low he was advised to try it

3rd I have 2 Calves 3 we[e]ks old to raise shall I leave them on the cows or take them off and feed them ans Leave them on the cows 2 weeks longer

4th Have any of you seen Thomas smoothing harrow at work ans No, but several have been ord[e]r[ed]

5th Is it worth while to white wash fruit trees ans Yes.

6th How many mouse proof corn house ans 4 out of 16 have no mice in the corn houses

7th Has any member ever know[n] Thimothy [sic] sown on wheat in spring to grow ans Yes 8th How many have any hay to sell ans About half of those present hav[e] some to sell

9th WThat is the prospect of the cattle market ans Most of those present thought there would be very little change one member thought there would be an advance of one cent per lb within the next mo[nth] Roger B Farquhar gave us a stat[e]ment of a Clever crop of Clover hay showing the advantage of heavy manuring Question of memb[e]r left over -- adjourned to C. H. Brooke[']s 4th mo 20th Wm W.#Moore