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T. Lamar Jackson's, Dec 22nd 1917 631st Meeting.

We seem to be acquiring the
habit of dropping in at Teneriffe
Farm long about Christmas time;
a very delightful procedure for the
club but we must not impose on
the genial good nature of our host
and hostess too much.

The sky was clear and air crisp
with the thermometer hovering around
the small figures at the bottom.

THe mercury had been there before
as was evinced by a full icehouse
with blocks of ice six inches thick
and more.

Wm M. Canby, C.L. Gilpin, T. J. Lea
R.R. Moore and Newton Stabler did not
honor us with their presence. Others
present than members were Mr. Mac
Farland of California, Townes and Bladen
Jackson, J.W. Jones, Chas F. Kirk, M.
[V.?] Stabler, R.B. Thomas and Wm Evers.

The walk took the same trend
as on our last visit and very similar
conditions were found and as these
conditions were universally good, there
was nothing to be ashamed of!

Some very handsome young
holstein stock was stantioned in
the stable behaving like grown ups
in every way but productiveness.
But their turn will come later.

A young jersey bull in the yard
looked a little out of place in the
presence of a holstein herd.

To all appearances we saw the
same pen of hogs we did last year
but of course this was not the case.
In number, size and thriftiness, they
were almost identical to those we
inspected on our last visit. It has