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3 Mo 24th 1877

The club met E P Thomas. Nearly all
of the members present, and three
guests. We were called to order at twenty
minutes past four by Saml Hopkins
as foreman, after reading the minutes
at this place a year ago we started
to view the premises. The first thing
of interest to note was the house power
churn, which certainly is a valuable
machine for anyone keeping a dairy
of a dozen, or more cows

The corn house was nearly full, but
it wasnt corn. The hogs and cattle
looked well, and no doubt their good
condition was the cause of the leanness
of the corn house. Under the guidance
of our foreman we walked through
the apple orchard set with clover
which is a sane plant with some
of us these days, Here we were showed
in an adjoining field the marked
effects of Lime, also ground plowed
for an additional peach orchard

This farm is very thoroughly cultivated,
and caries more stock than
any other of the same acerage in this
part of the country. On returning
to the house the discussion of the
numerous questions asked claimed our
attention until time for adjorning