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Milton Bancroft has a 2 a plot in a wheat field that was not sown, and asked how to get it in grass. Sow oats & grass or keep cultivated until Aug. and sow grass & clover them.
Robert Miller wants to raise a driving horse and asked if anyone knew of a good stadium - none in the neighborhood - (?)
Mr. Weld who receintly purchased the place for formally owned by R. B. Farquhar asked how to get the place in grass.
Keep ground throughly cultivated until Aug, then sow grass & clover, the use of lime [?] [?] [?] were recommended - some thought he could get good results by sowing oats & grass this spring
Wm Moore has a calf for sale.
S. P. Thomas & B. H. Miller read interesting articles.
One of B. H. Miller's articles told of the increase demand for milk since the addition of the 18th ammendment.
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B H Miller described how he had stored his winter supply of cabbage and asked why they did not keep - no one could answer - as what he had done seemed to be right.
Mr. Poole was told that the price of fodder in the field was 5c per bundle.
Francis Thomas asked the price of soy beans - $2 25 bu
Adjourned to meet with Harry Stabler Apr. 24th 1926
E.C. Thomas Sec.
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April 24 1926
After spending about four months in Florida, Harry Stabler returned just in time to entertain the 729th meeting of the Enterprise Club, which met with him in Sat, April 24 26
The absent memebers were T. B. Stabler, Maurice Stabler & Francis Thomas
The guests of the evening included Frank Snowden, M. O. Stabler, Mr. Pool, Chas. Brooke, Robt Miller, Osbourne Stabler & Saml. Bond.
Clarence Gilpin called the meeting to order and Samuel Thomas was asked to act as foreman for our walk of inspection.
The garden had been planted, but like all gardens this year, was somewhat late on a/c of unusually cool weather.
The young fruit trees were growing nicely and we found the little farm in "apple pie" condition
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May 22, 1926.
The 730th meeting of the Enterprise Club was entertained by Harwood Owings on Saturday May 22, 1926.
The absent members were Newton Stabler, Samuel Thomas, T. Lamar Jackson and George Wilson.
The Guests included Francis Miller, Douglas Farquhar, J. W. Jones, Tom Hyde, Roderick Adams and C. B. Cole of New Jersey.
C. L. Gilpin called the meeting to ordern and after reading the old minutes, we took a walk about the place, with Harry Stabler as foreman. We were all interested in looing over the new barn which was built last winter, replacing one which was destroyed by fire.
The barn is 40x50 and well planned, and was built to accomodate both horses and cows, in addition to a very large storage space for crops.
Our walk took us to the dairy, which with it's wonderful Spring, is a great asset to a farm; close by was a ram which was busy pumping water to the house and had been for about fifty years.
After looking over the stock, garden and poultry yards, we returned to the house where a wonderful roast-beef dinner was awaiting us.
On resuming business the April minutes were read.
Crop Prices:
Wheat ----$1.6 bu. Potatoes--$2.50-$3.00 bu.
Corn ----$3.50 bbl. Hogs------$0.14½ lb.
Hay ------$27.00 T. Beef Cattle $0.09-0.09½ lb.
Questions:
Harwood Owings was told it would be hard to set price on standing hay at this time; the prices given ranged from $5.00 to $12.00 per acre.
He asked what proportion of a normal wheat crop could be expected this year. From 70 to 75 per cent.
He was advised not to allow his cows to feed on Laurel.
Charles Bond asked the price per acre for plowing. From $4.00 to $6.00
Albert Stabler has a cow for sale. He asked what it was worth to plant 7½ acres of corn. From $1.00 to $1.35 per acre.
J. W. Jones told of the establishment by the Farm Bureua of a "Wool Pool" in Baltimore.
Harry Stabler asked what to use in spraying grapes. Pyrox.
B. H. Miller asked what were the prospects for a hay crop. Poor.
E. C. Thomas was told that the best use for his chestnut trees was for "fire wood."
Francis Thomas was advised to use Bordeaux, Pyrox or Paris Green to kill black bugs on potatoes.