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January 8, 1949 - 989th Meeting The Enterprise Club
The Club met with G. R. Canby on January 8, 1949. Due to the season of the year, and to the fact that our host's farm was several miles distant in Howard County, no walk was taken. The Canby's house, however, is always most attractive, and a very pleasant social period was enjoyed both before and after the usual bounteous dinner.
When the meeting was called to order, minutes of the last meeting with Russ Canby were read, and those of the December meeting were read and approved.
The following guests were noted: D. Farquhar, F. Miley, Y. Canby, Bentley Thomas, W. J. Thomas, T. Hyde, R. Hyde, H. Hyde, John Henderson, and Robert Miller. Those absent were: Wesley, G. Willson, F. Willson, England, Hurry, McReynolds, L. Shaw, and S. Moore.
A Farmers' Convention Committee consisting of S. P. Thomas, Albert Stabler Jr., and R. R. Stabler was appointed.
The Secretary was instructed to contact the Department of Agriculture concerning the copying of the old minutes.
Crop prices were given as follows: Wheat - $2.44 Lambs - $26.00 Corn - $6.50 Calves - $30.00 to $36.00 Hay - $20.00 to $30.00 Apples - $3.00 to $5.00 Cattle - $21.00 to 24.00 Potatoes - $3.00 to $3.50 (one load $26.00) Eggs - 60c to 65c Hogs - $22.50
It was noted that dairymen are receiving from $20.00 to $25.00 a piece for two-day old calves.
It was moved that the committee on production costs be continued.
M.J. Stabler reported that he had asked a truck gardener the relative value of Irish cobbler and Catodin potatoes. He was told that vine for vine the Catodin will outproduce the cobbler, but that if a sprout is broken on the Catodin it will not recover, whereas the cobbler will.
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Questions:
G. R. Canby has cattle that are ready to sell and are getting heavy but are gaining. The average from 1200 to 1400 pounds. Should he continue to feed, or sell on this poor market? The opinion was divided.
R. B. Thomas spoke of having read in the Reader's Digest a review of a book on conservation. He recommended that all farmers should read it.
Walter Wilson wants to lime and fertilize his pasture. What should he use, and when should he apply it? Lime it any time; put on a complete fertilizer early in the spring.
F. S. Gilpin. At the present price of cattle, what should the Sanitary Commission charge for pasture per head this summer? This is a poor way to rent pasture, and no definite answer was arrived at.
Thomas Hyde has a good six-room tenant house with electricity and water, but no bath and associated facilities. What rent should he charge per month? $25.00 to $30.00.
Henry Hyde - Can you deduct the price of cattle purchased on the Income Tax Return? Yes. Deduct the price of that particular lot of cattle.
Henry Hyde - Would it pay to put phosphate on a corn crop? Yes. It is generally more profitable to apply from 200 to 250 pounds of a complete fertilizer with the corn planter. In some cases it may pay to also plow under either phosphate or a complete fertilizer.
Bert Stabler - Where can a rowboat be purchased, and what is the price? Fred Gilpin knows of some aluminum boats for about $125.00, and possibly some wooden ones for around $65.00.
M. J. Stabler mentioned the good cover crop of barley seeded on his garden in August. He had plowed under this week.
S. P. Thomas asked about hybrid tomatoes. Burpee's hybrid was very satisfactory for many.
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January 8, 1949 - 989th Meeting (Cont'd.)
F. A. Thomas asked what to do to control blight in tomatoes. S. P. Stabler was asked to get recommendations from the Univerisity. Some recommended growing tomatoes on stakes as a method of controlling blight.
O.N. Stabler announced he had hybrid seed corn for sale again this year. He has U. S. 13 and, also, 2 other hybrids. One is a new hybrid, U. S. 505, which has a very good record and is slightly longer seasoned than U. S. 13. The other is Ohio W 10 which is slightly shorter seasoned.
W. W. Moore - What will be conditions in Sandy Spring ten years from now? Should we keep on planting orchards at the normal rate in view of the expansion of the residential area? There was considerable discussion of this question. The general recommendation was that he should keep planting but curtail his planting to some extent and limit it to the best areas of production.
S. P. Stabler announced the meetings of the Maryland Crop Improvement Association in Baltimore on Monday, January 10.
The secretary was instructed to write G. A. Willson expressing the sympathy of the Club on the death of Mrs. Willson.
The Club adjourned to meet with W. H. and F. S. Gilpin in February.
S. P. Stabler Secretary
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February 12, 1949 - 990th Meeting The Enterprise Club
The Club was entertained on this occasion by William H. and F. S. Gilpin at William's home near Olney. This was the first time that The Enterprise Club had met at this location, but all members of the Club had often been guests at the meetings of the Montgomery County Club which had met here so many times with J. W. Jones. No walk was taken, but the bountiful dinner was in the usual tradition which would be expected of a Gilpin or a Jones Club.
When the meeting was called to order, the following guests were noted: O. W. Anderson, Donald Hobbs, M. White, R. H. Lansdale, W. Harvey, Rev. Valient, Clifton Martin, D. Hottel, R. H. Miller, J. J. Hutton, R. H. and R. B. Chichester, T. A. Ladson, and J. N. Bentley. Absent were Englund, Hurrey, Ligon, McReynolds, Albert Stabler, F. L. Thomas, Walter Wilson, and L. S. Wesley.
The minutes of the last meeting of the Gilpins were read and those of the January meeting read and approved. The Farmers' Convention Committee reported having a meeting and naming J. H. Bentley, President; William Gilpin, Vice-president; and R. H. Miller, Secretary. The program for the convention was announced. Members were asked to bring baskets, and a fee of fifty cents per member was collected.
The Cost of Production Committee was continued. The secretary also was continued as a committee to check on the copying of the old minutes.
A resolution concerning dogs and dog tax collections was presented. There was considerable discussion of the dog problem, and it was moved and passed that the Club appoint a committee to investigate the problem and make recommendations. G. R. Canby; M. J. Stabler; Albert Stabler, Jr.; Frank Willson; and William Gilpin were appointed to this committee.
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February 12, 1949 - 990th meeting (continued)
Senator Davis asked whether it was desirable to have a law requiring written permission from the owner of the land to hunt on his property. The members of the Club were almost unanimously in favor of it.
It was moved that a minute be prepared parying tribute to Mary H. Stabler. G. R. Canby was appointed to prepare this minute. The secretary was instructed to write Samuel Bond, expressing the regret of the Club at the passing of his brother, Charles E. Bond, who was one of our former members.
Crop prices were quoted as follows:
Wheat $2.30½ Eggs $ .50 - .55
Corn 6.00 Cattle 19.00 - 21.00
Hay 27.50 Hogs 20.75
Potatoes (cwt) 3.25 Calves 33.00 - 36.00
Apples $2.00 - 4.50 Lambs 25.00
It was noted that bulls were bringing as much as steers.
Questions:
William H. Gilpin has seventy to eighty acres of wheat seeded. Should he sow lespedeza and alfalfa instead of red clover? He was advised to sow alsike and lespedeza or straight lespedeza.
F. S. Gilpin - Has red clover started to kill out yet as it did in 1948? There apparently has not been much killing to date except on fields where there was a heavy cover.
Malcolm White wants to sow lespedeza for hay. What variety should he use? The Kobe may make a little more yield than the Korean. It will not be as apt to reseed.
Ben Shaw reported on the question asked last month about income tax rates. The answer given by members of the Club was correct. The cost of animals purchased may be deducted only in the year in which these animals are sold.
Senator Davis suggested that while the Grandfather Clock in the corner was striking nine o'clock, we should pause with a moment of silence in respect to the memory of J. W. Jones who had entertained us all here so many times. This was done.