Club Minutes: Enterprise Farmers Club, 1926

with the following quotation

wheat $1.36 bu } apples 50¢ to 1.75 per

Corn $3.²⁵ 3⁵⁰ bul } Potatoes 2^{00 bu/}

Hay $26⁰⁰ T } Hogs 12½ lb

Beef Cattle 8¾ & 9½ lb

Questions

E. C. Thomas asked if now was the best time to sell surplus potatoes - he was advised to sell now Harry Stabler told of being annoyed by the visit of two stray horses which had damaged his lawn & flowers; others at the club had had the a like experience with the same horses. It was suggested that to hold the horses until some damage was collected might induce the owner to keep his stock at home.

Francis Thomas has a cow & call for sale @ $90^00. He was told that the prevailing price for cutting chestnust wood was 2⁵⁰ cd & oak 3²⁵ and that the price this yr for husking corn was 40 to 30^lb bbl

Milton Bancroft asked what he should pay for good work horses - about - 10 yrs old - The price of from $30 to $60 shown that farm horses were extremely cheap at this time.

He was advised to attend W^m Morris sale.

Maurice Stabler has hogs weighing about 135 lbs, which are lighter than he likes to kill for home use. He asked if he should sell his own & buy larger. It was thought much better to kill his own soon if he had to wait until Jan. to butcher.

He was told that to hasten his field of rye & grass would not hurt it if done during dry weather, but it was advisable to go a little slow until string.

W^m Moon has some good blue mass sod on a hill side and asked if he should sell it; most present would not; since would sell in July as the chances for new growth, with less wash outs, would be better in the summer.

He announced a public sale which he was to have and asked if it would have to provide a lunch. It was thought first to have a lunch, but have some one else provide it and charge for some

Frank Wilson asked the price of cows at Bennings 2 & 5⁰⁰ lbs. C. L. Gilpin was told that Dec 1^st was not too early to trim grape vines & that peach trees 18 in. to 2 ft. should be trimmed about 1/3 of new growth.

Asa M. Stabler told us of the damages done at Oakley Public School in Halloween Night. It was thought that the names of those participating in ^the frolic could be ascertained by the posting of reward signs & if found should be punished.

The meeting then adjourned to meet with T. B. Stabler Dec 18^th

E. C. Thomas Sec

Dec. 18^th 1926 The 735^th meeting of the Enterprise Club was entertained by [?]arlton B Stabler an [?] above date - The following member being absent - Sam.^l, E. C., & Francis Thomas, Dr. Chrisie Maurice Stabler, Harwood Owings, and Lamur Jackson, with no guests Present, due to the fact, no doubt, that both the other Clubs met the same evening.

The small attendance was unfortunate an all account - but especially so from the fact our hostess had ^provided such a bountiful & delicious chicken & fresh sausage supper to which "we all" did ample justice & "went the limit."

Members convined late & darkness came quickly - therefore the walk was dispursed with - Minutes of the last meeting here were read, there those of previous meeting with C. E. Bond which were appr^d

Ara W. Stabler told of the damage down at the Oakley School ^Halloween by [recreant] boys & three the Co. Police had been apprehended and would pay for damage done rather than be prosecuted - After some discussion the Club decided to herein note this matter of Halloween abuse & for our members to keep it mind & have our [say] bringing the matter to the attention of the Co Police Dept. next Oct, request

them to have the roads specially patrolled the Halloween night thereby preventing a repetian of these abuses.

Crop prices

Wheat 1³⁹ 1/2 ^bu Corn 3⁰⁰ to 3⁵⁰ bbl

Trin Hay (baled) 25⁰⁰ Potatoes 1⁵⁰bu,

Apples 25 ¢ to $1⁰⁰ ans 0 Hogs 12 1/2¢ for 100

Beef cattle 8 1/2 to 9 1/2 ¢ lb.

Motion was made to appoint committee of 4 to meet like com's from the 2 other clubs, to arrange for Farmers Convention. Rust Gilpin [apr'd?] + H. H. Stabler, Milton Bancroft + Wm Moore. These to be called together by Rust Gilpin - he being member of comm. Ex. Offi cio. Opinion of Club being in favor of continuing Meeting of Farmers Con. and the Committee was instructed to so advise when the gen'l com. meets.

Comm. asked to find out why there is a lack of interest as evidenced by basket shortages. Geo Wilson thinks its because of farmers interests are out of line, be cause of labor shortages, [?], etc.

Several members agreed with him.

B. H. Miller asked for

Questions

#1 B. H. Miller asks price [?] hogs, 18¢ lb.

#2 Can pumps extract water from well