Club Minutes: The Home Interest Society, 1870-1876

used soot tea as a fertilizer? No.

3^rdIs it too early to plant Pumpkin seed? Some say the 1^stof June, Others think that is too late for them to mature.

4^thIs it too late to plants Strawberries? No.

5^thHas any member planted Asparagus, in the fall? No answer.

6 Who has Pie Pumpkin that will keep till may. Charles Collings green.

7^thWhat shall I plant in the center of my flower bed that will be conspicuous? One of the bright foliage plants. adjourned Mary T. Bird, Sec

66^thMeeting Oak Hill Owing to the busy time of harvest, the Home Interest was postponed from the 24^thto the 28^thof the 6^thmonth 1876.

Sarah T Miller was chosen foreman, and the minutes of the last meeting here were read. The rain prevented us from inspecting the vegetable garden, but

there is no doubt of its being in excellent order. The flower garden maybe considered a success, as the flowers have outgrown the garden. The minutes of the last meeting were called for and read, and Albina O. Stabler, & Beulah L. Thomas, were appointed to read at our next meeting to be held at the house of Joseph T. Moore, 7th mo 29th 1876.

1^st Question What to do with an asparagus bed that does not grow large Asparagus? Put on more manure, salt, & Ashes

2^nd Question How to treat an old strawberry bed? The majority of the members said plant a new one.

3^rd. Shall I make wine of Cherries ? After a great deal of discussion, it was decided that it was advisable to make wine to use in sickness. A few discouraged its use in cooking. All present objected to its use as a beverage.

4th Is it too soon to pack butter for winter use? No. What will drive black ants away? Powdered borax, chalk, & sage.

5th Question. Is it too late to plant Hubbard squash? A divided opinion

6th Will it make any difference in the churning, if two buckets of cream of different temperature are put in together? It depends on the temperature if it is such as to make it 62^o Farenheit when mixed it will make no difference.

7th How much butter ought a good cow to make? A variety of answers. I believe one said 14 lbs. Then ajourned.

67^th Meeting

at the call of Pattie R Stabler, assisted by Frederick Stabler, the Home Interest met at Norwood, the home of J.T. & Anna L. Moore, the 22^nd of July, one week too soon. The host. & hostess, making a virtue of necessity, received us with our invited guests very kindly. The early part of the afternoon was spent by the eight members present, in trying to make the best of the mistake made, and after a walk round when tea was over, the meeting was called to order & Pattie R Stabler, made Secretary, on the reasonable absence of Mary S Bond. The garden & flowers showed the effect of the drougth.

1^st Question Mary B Thomas wants to know who owns the fruit in our orchards.

2nd What to do with a Wheeler & Wilson machine, to make it work well on any fabric? No satisfactory answer.

3^rd How many members have their slop barrels at the pig pen instead of at the kitchen door? Alas! only one.

4th - Has any one tried the Ashton fly trap? Yes and like them, if you kill the flies, before they find their way out comptly empty them often.

5th - How many wash coffee before roasting? None. Some valuable chips from the Almanac. I would suggest that in future when the host or hostess, at whose house we are next to meet is not present it be the duty of the secretary to immediately inform them or else run the risk of again having the matter taken in hand by some one not immediately concerned except that she likes to attend the meetings, & dont want this disappointed either. The readers appointed for next meeting were Beulah L Thomas, & P.T. Stabler. Ajourned