Club Minutes: Enterprise Farmers Club, 1873-1878

112 3 Say 1/2 hauling & spreading one says 1/4_ one 1/3 one 1/4 & 3 say only the spreading 5^th Shall I use stone or Oyster shell lime the first 12C per bu at Kiln 2^nd other 6 cts slacked in Georgetown 8 stone/oyster 6^th Price of husking corn, 20c 22c & 25 .per bbl or 60 CT per Diem 7^th With butter at 40c will it pay to buy clover hay at $10.⁰⁰ per ton & bran 12ct per bcc & buy additional cows to eat it. Seven say yes & 2 No 8^th Which is cheapest lime in Georgetown or Shells unanimously lime 9^th Price of Keeping horse in winter without grooming. $ 5.00 $6⁰⁰ 7³.

After talking about as much and as late as if all our members had been present, we adjourned to meet at M^r Arthur Stabler's Nov 25^th 1876 B.H. Miller

113 11^thMo 25^th 1876 The Enterprise Club met at Arthur Stablers the absentees were Joseph L Moore and Saml Hopkins Edward P Thomas was appointed foreman, and W^m S Brooke Secretary pro tem The minutes of the last meting at this place not being on hand, we started out for a very brief inspection of the premises After examineing the stock in the barn and finding it in a very satisfactory condition, owing to the cold weather and not to any lack of interest in our hosts well ordered farm, we returned to the cheerful open fire in the sitting room. When the minutes of the last meeting were read and adopted, the following questions were asked and answered. 1^st A member wishes to know the dimensions of cow stalls where stanchions were used ? The regular size sumed to be 3 ft 4ⁱⁿ wide by 4ft 8ⁱⁿ from feed bon to edge of trough 2^nd How to keep roots for seed ? Parsnips, and Salsify are better left in the ground where they grow, beets turnips and carrots should be buried without cutting the tops off. 3^rd How should I rent a dairy farm ? Referred to our next meeting 4^th What is it worth to dig up old peach trees ? five cents apiece 5^th What does the Club think as member's

114 of insurance companys of the policy of insuring buildings where clean threshers are bred? This question brought out a good deal of discussion, fro and con, but the policing of the majority was in favor of the insurance at an additional risk.

The following committee was appointed, to confer with opportunities from the other black's with negange to the farmer's convention Another stable, Frederick Labler and Thomas J Lea.

We then adjorned to meet at Sea M stables 12 mo 30th

William S Brooke

Sec pro tem

115 Dec 30^th 1876 Enterprise Club met at Asa M Stablers all members present but Wm S Bond Beautiful sleighing cold, and clear, weather after reading the minutes of last year, went out to inspect the premises, The pig pen was in good condition, then proceeding to barnyard where we found a number of cows in good order and two very fine oxon and one Durham bull; about 50 ewes doing well, but wasting too much hay, a rather novel way was observed for feeding lambs to themselves We then returned to House read minutes of last meeting, and appointed E P Thomas by ananimous consent to write, and read, at farmers convention an article in behalf of Enterprise Club

The question about renting a dairy farm having been reffered from our last meeting was taken up, and the following answers were given 6 members thought the tenant should have 1/3 of the proceeds, and 10 thought 1/4 would pay him well.

Is it adviseable to use plaster in stables ? Answer it was thought adviseable

What difference in wood, and coal burnt lime for agricultural purpose ? Answer no difference

Is it best to cover Strawberry beds at this season of year ?

116 Ans It was thought best to leave it until after working in the Spring

What are the best potatoes to plant for early market ? Ans Early rose, and Peerless,

What is the best use to make of wood ashes ? Ans Generally in favor of putting in compost heap, after being used for soap

Are B. R. Roberts ashes worth 20^c pr bushel ? Ans Yes without a dissenting voice

What can Robert M Stabler pay for one of W J Scofields best Jersey Calves ? Ans from 25 to 50 dollars

Then adjourned to meet at F Stablers 27^th of January 1877

Samuel Hopkins Secy

Asa M Stabler was elected secretary at this meeting S Hopkins