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to Hogs or Cows
3 say hogs, 6 say Cows & 2 [?] Both,
8th
How many of the Club have had experience
with a horse power corn & cob mill, & the result,
Granville Farquhar is the only member who
has one, & he likes it very much
9th
What shall I do with my potatoes after filling
the cellar.
9 say sell & 2 don't know
10th
How soon shall I begin to put in corns
3 say now, most say in a week or more
11th
Will it injure the coming crop or land to
plow for corn now
10 say don't plow yet.
12th
Shall I put Fodder in the barn now;
9 say yes, & 3 no.
13th
How much butter do you make, & how many [cows?]
8 [?] 24 lbs, 10 [?] 40 lbs, 7 [?] 23 lbs, 12 [?] 45 lbs, 8 [?] 34 1/2 lbs,
8 [?] 34 lbs, highest dairy 4 1/4 lbs to the cow.
lowest 3 2/7 lbs to the cow, Total average
for the 53 cows 3 4/5 lbs per cow,
14th
What shall I do with my apple trees, ten
years old, that do not bear;
3 don' know, 2 plant other kinds of trees,
1 try them again, 1 bud in them, 3 plant other apple trees,
15th
shall I buy sheep or steers at this time of season,
8 say sheep, 2 steers,
16th
Shall I haul potatoes at 0 & pr. [?]
10 say haul,
17th
What proportion of a days work shall I
expect of my hands, in my absence;