Club Minutes: Enterprise Farmers Club, 1873-1878

Some of our county horses, than when a horse trots leisurely around the track, and takes a prize of several hundred dollars.

Several changes might be made in the management of our Fair, either of which, would add more or less to its success. If we were to adopt the plan of our sister county of Frederick, giving to each lady contributor, a free ticket of admittance, and it is a well known fact, that where one women goes, one or more men, are apt to follow, and children neccessarily. And, it seems to me, that if a Special Committee, could be appointed to co=operate with the President, who now has too much labor To perform, and go among the farmers, especially those in the more remote districts, and exhort

by public meetings, speech or in any way, that will best reach them, to take an interest in the Fair, and bring the best products of their farms. We could then, within ourselves, and without the foreign aid, to which we now have to resort, make our Fair successful, and equal to any others.

I forbear to close my essay without some allusion to the Grange, an organization so large and respectable, & so closely connected with the very subject of which I write, and in giving my indivisual opinion _______

C. H. Brooke,

Falling Green, Oct 24th 1874

143 Would you use [?] for sleigh benches Not generally approved of What do you pay for cutting in 5 hay 75¢ and 7 60¢ How to prevent pigs fighting, separte them All of our member & guest use 150 list oil Do you on salt pork dry or in pickle & how long 3 say dry & 4 week 8 say dry 5 weeks 2 say dry 6 weeks. 1 pickle all use salt peter except one or two Pepper does not always from [?] against skippers a tight house is needed My sheep will eat hay but not corn, shall I Sell now or keep till they learn 3 say sell & 13 not Would the whipping post prevent small offenses 9 voter each way & a guest was called in to decied his vote was for the post but given in such a way as not to [?] his opinion B H Miller Samuel Hopkins & T J Lea were appointed to select ^a question for each meeting to be answered by an essayist appointed by the foreman. The answer to be in writing or note to sent the one appointed, with 1/2 hour for discussion Should the Bland silver bill be passed by congress. No. This question & taxing mortgages both give rise to interesting discussion & [?] some earnest remarks from our host. I have a good many cows & but little [?] Shall I cut hay to make it go further not cut. This was a interesting meeting Adjourned to meet at W W Moore's 2 mo 16th 78 W S Bond Sec

144 Crops for 1877 Wheat acres. Corn acres. Hay acres 403 31 270 bshls 41 20 , 40 900 35 300 45 12 25 270 11 168 25 40 33 600 21 85 12 30 24 485 17 1/2 400 40 85 55 600 31 110 20 12 22 500 25 1/2 235 46 16 14 513 19 100 18 13 25 778 25 40 6 12 9 375 10 250 28 1 1 500 16 130 13 12 10 654 23 75 10 35 32 250 10 160 25 22 19 950 42 125 22 22 25 900 25 200 35 9 9 9178 342. 125 18 341. 343. 2773 404

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