Club Minutes: Enterprise Farmers Club, 1928

March 31, 1928

Samuel Thomas entertained the 749th meeting of the Enterprise Club on Saturday, March 31st, 1918.

We were requested to meet at the property recently purchased by our host; which several of us did; and found he had done quite a lot of clearing up, and has a garden planted, a well dug and some foundation work done for his garage which he is planning to build with some living quarters, which he expects to occupy until he builds a dwelling. After this inspection we went to the Lyceum whenre we found a splendid roast beef dinner waiting for us, after which we sat around the open fire and held our meeting.

Newton Stabler, T. B. Stabler, Harwood Ownings, and Dr. Christie were absent. R. B. Thomas and Robert Chichester were our quests.

C. L. Gilpin called the meeting to order and after the usual reading of the minutes the Council committee moved that we accept the by-laws of the proposed Council, which we did, and appointed C. L. Gilpin and Wm. Moore to represent our Club at a meeting to be held April 27th with the understanding they would reccommend the following delegates for the Council Olney #1 district; Milton Bancroft, William Moore, and Helen Hollowell Olney #2 district; J. W. Jones, F. L. Thomas, C. L. Gilpin, Colesville, Rust Canby, Mrs. R. H. Miller, and Granville Thompson.

Maurice Stabler and Lamar Jackson were asked to visit B. H. Miller who has been at the hospital for several days.

Crops Prices:

Wheat---$1.70 bu. Apples---$8.00 - 9.00 bbl.

Corn---5.50 bbl. Potatoes---$1.00 - 1.25 bu.

Hay---17.00 - 18.00 Hogs---$8.65 cwt.

Beef Cattle-11-13cts lb.

Questions

Samuel Thomas asked if the automatic water system was satisfactory? Yes. But he was advised to put in a task for reserve.

Milton Bancroft has wheat in a corn stubble field and asked how to get a stand of clover. Sow 1/3 alsike, 1/3 saplin, and 1/3 red clover, and a little timothy seed.

George Willson wants to buy some fresh cows.

Charles Bond has a lot which has been in alfalfa and he wants to get the land in shape to re-seed; he was advised to sow oats now or keep the land cultivated through the summer, and then sow the alfalfa.

Robert Chichester was told that the poor condition of the barley crop was on account of weather conditions.

Bentley Thomas was advised to plants Graddis, Long Fod Alaska, Tom Laxton or Telephone peas.

William Moore has a field plowed for corn and asked if it would have

to use ferterlizer? Yes, 500 lbs. 16% rock to the area.

Maurcice Stabler's question as to what he should have pay Elizabeth Stabler rent for some ground he was planting in corn, was a hard one, it was thought that he was in much better position to fix a price than the club. His report of the recent robbery at Ashton brought out lots of discussion but without a real suggestion as to how to prevent a re-occurence.

Rust Canby asked if he could get a good seed bed in an orchard, by using a disc harrow, Yes.

Adjourned to meet with Charles E. Bond, April 28th.

E.C. Thomas, Sr .

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