Club Minutes: Enterprise Farmers Club, 1878-1891

6 J then any [ ] ,for bad threshing. 15 It was thought the best plan to stop the machine until put in good order if lots of time is not too great. 7 That is 3/8 of an acre of land work to widen the road on the south side of D[ ] bottom $10.00 8 Should B H Mather get feed, or plow in millert for wheat. A 10 fpr plowing 9 Would R M Stablis [ ] have made better hay if cut earlier. 10. Shall I haul last winter manure to distant poor field or a good one near the barn for wheat. A. It was said manure will hay better on good land than poor & that land is sure to sit in clover with 11. Will it pay best to top deep grass with manure or plow it under for wheat. A. Top deep gradd 12 What will stop [ ]ing from 2d crop hay A. Not much light but cabbage leaves 13 Will buckwheat sown next week benefit the wheat A. not much The subject of cultivating wheat was discussed & the desire ex perfoce that some careful hand should try it. Would you pasture young particularly after rains. A. 5 would pasture when dry & 9 would pasture a little late

16 J T Moore requested the members to bring to the December meeting an estimate of the cost for bushel of the present crop of wheat. 15. How much wheat did the club sow last year & how much will it sow this. A. Last year 557 1/2 Acres. Will sow 535 1/2 16 What is the most accessible fertilizer for wheat this year. a. 8 say 1/5 or J.L. 5 from [ ] 2 is [ ] Ash & [ ] & 2 6 pc [ ] 17 Is it worth while to work corn more than 4 times A. No. [ ] E P Thomas's 8 mo. 1878

The Enterprise club met at the house of EP Thomas. 8 am 10.78 TJ Lea was appointed [ ]man & we had as guests, WJ Thomas,JF Thomas, John Thomas, GL Stallin, JCF Kirk. After reading the minutes of the last meeting here, we proceeded on our inspection of the farm as far as the rain could allow. The pig house & its occupants were in good order & the barn well filled. A fine short horn bull was exhibited by TJ Lea in the barn [yard?]

17 Our walk was then extended to the dairy, with its ample room & convenient arrangements. Returning to the house the following questions were answered. A request from HG Hallowell for this club to send a committee of two to meet others and assit in arranging for the Horticultural Exhibition was objected to by some & lost on a vote being taken. 1. What is the best time to fill wash furrows & put in crop. A Now with a little oats. 2. Shall I haul out manure now or wait A No and soon 3. What is the best 3 horse harrow for all work. A 12 south A & 5 for diamond. 4 Shall I buy straw or hay for an absorbant. A 16 for straw & 1 for hay 5. Will land be better a year hence for having hay cut early & have a larger after growth. A. Better cut early 6. Will erly rose potatoes keep best in the ground or dug. A. Dig & put in a dark place. 7. Is it better for the land to keep it worked or let it grow in weeds. A. Keep worked. 8. Would you dig around young fruit trees A Most would keep clean but not dig deep 9. How to destroy poke

The enterprise club met at the residence J. MIlliam S Bind 9 mo 7.^th 1878 the hour of meting is fixed for The hour fixed for meeting for 6 clock, during the summer month & 3 in winter but unfortunatly, for the best interests of the organization, many members are not prompt in their attendance, it often being more than an hour after the time of meeting, before sufficient number arrive to conduct. the business of the meeting, properly. Punctuality & through system are very essential and the success of the farmer. It has been suggested that a collation be served at the regular hour. of meeting in order to reach the more tender sensibilities of some of our memebers. The club with 14 members [pusmt]was at length called into by the appointment of Joseph [Jillure], as [Juiman] and Charles H Brooke as very [temporary] secretary. The minutes of the last meeting held at this place 16 months previous, [was then] read after which our usual walk of [iusfection]was taken under the guidance of the foreman. The Just-object- of interest was the vegetable garden, which was very clean & showed good attention, next was the beautiful flower gardens, where the exquisite taste of