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Tanglewood

Sept. 2nd 1913

A beautiful day at this beautiful Home.

Our President reminded us that at our last
meeting here, a storm came up and was so
threatening, we left precipitatly and fled to
our homes, leaving some business unfinished
after the minutes were read and corrected

The Readers, 1st Catherine Janney absent
2nd Frank Hallowell read 1st "Prize farming
condemned" by a writer from Fort Worth, Tex
He considers it damaging to the farming
industry. It turns the mind of the child from
practical to fancy farming and lessens its educa
tional value. He considers the effect immoral
where the cost of growing a prize crop ex-
-ceeds the value of its products. We consider the
assembling of the best products of the farms in
a community for study and comparison
of educational value and small prizes offered
after the crop is grown, not so objectional
and the offering of large prizes before the
crop is planted, he thinks damaging to agri-
culture. It is prices, not prizes we want. Only
one farm can be benefitted by a prize, but half
a million profit by increase in prices." 2nd article
described a visit to "Laurelton Farm." Lakewood
N.J. by the delegates of the American Poultry
Association. Eight months ago there was no-
-thing but a bunch of deserted hen houses on
on the Jersey Sand. Since that time, the
place has been reorganized
and 25000 chicks have been hatched and