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shall I pasture it now when the ground is fit for stock
to go upon it? Three say yes & 8 say no.
13th Quest.
Which is cheaper, light feed at [?] or heavier at 1 1/4 [?] per lb.
Six say the light, & 5 the heavy is cheaper.
14th Quest
What is fine clean, dry manure worth per ton in Washington?
one says $1.50, 7 say $2.00, 2 say $2.50 & one don't know
a communication from H C Hallowell asking this club
to appoint a com of two to join with Com's of the other
Club to prepare business for the annual Convention,
was read, & the foreman appointed Arthur Stabler & Benj H Miller
as our committee.
Then adjourned to meet at Asa M Stabler's
12 Mo 11th 1875.
Benj H Miller Sec pro tem

12th Mo 11th 1875.
The Enterprise Club met at Asa M. Stabler's,
and we were welcomed in a new and comfortable house, not
quite finished, but sufficiently so, to be very cheery and pleasant
with an immense fire in the sitting room. It is
encouraging to see that farming can be made to pay when attended.
with industry good management and perseverance.
There are a number of conveniences, such as a tank for applying
water to chamber; bathroom &c and provision for
furnance in cellar, that will pay a large interest on their cost
and might profitably be adopted by others. After partaking
of some beautiful apples and delicious cider, we organized
by appointing Thos. J. Lea, Foreman with 12 members present,
the absent ones being Benj. H. Miller, Wm. S. Brooke
and Samuel Hopkins. Several of the neighbors were with us.
After reading the minutes of the last meeting held there we
proceeded to inspect so much of the premise as lay between