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5 - 8 - 71 Frank Willson
Trolley Ride
Dinner Mont Village
We noted as Guests: Joe Tolson, Roger Fleming Sam Riggs Absent Bob Stabler, Norbert Behrendt
Present for the first time was Clark Beall, Rudel's son - who had been invited to attend as an associate member.
Both sets of min were read The [?] min being approved.
Wheat 1.60 - 1.70 Fat Cattle 32 - 33.00 top
Corn 1.65 - 1.70 del. Feeder 40 top
Hay 45 - 50 Hogs 17.00
Straw 30 - 45 del. Lambs 33 - 33½
Barley 1.40 Dairy Heifer $375 - 425
Milk - $6.84
Min 5 -11 -1867 at Falling Green -
Questions
Frank Willson mentioned old, metal main guage which he had found + which was calibrated so as to be read in tenths of inches
S P Stabler - What is it worth per month to pasture horses $10.00 - $15.00
Mr Fleming - What can I use on asparagus to kill weeds ? [?] Mr Fleming wants cow manure.
Tom Stabler has heard of a pill that can be given sheep that gives them an odor that repels dogs + coyotes.
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Harry Goff - has old corn + How can he use it? - Grind it + add protein (soy bean meal, or similar) at rate of 1 to 10 - Darrington Riggs - has ground cow corn that has heated - Would it have been because of blight?- It is probably because it is was wet or has weevil. Darrington Riggs - where can you get locust posts?- Norbert Behrendt can tell him. Dr. Shank reported that he had had the case of blackleg + of grass tetany this spring.
It was reported that Dr. Shank had strayed from the vet practice to human + had vaccinated Donnie Hobbs instead of se steer. Harry Goff - do you recommend li liquid fert for [?]? Either liquid or dry will be satisfactory. - Mr. Fleming Mr Fleming Frank then called on Roger Fleming, sec. of Am Farm Bureau to make a few remarks as to the state of Agr. Until the last few days a larger portion of the county was drier than it has been for years.
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There have been Have had rains in last few days. Hog prices being low has had the effect un of lowering planned farrowings. Prices should come back because of this. Pres. Nixon had put agri on back burner. Tried to be neutral so as to avoid controversy. He is now trying to emphasize the importance of agri. Speech yesterday at White House did not emphasize the low cost of food. - This is good because it does not put a ceiling on prices. At the White House Meeting Glen Campbell had said - "I had no idea that some day I would be in the White House singing to a bunch of farmers."
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THE ENTERPRISE CLUB
1,242nd Meeting - June,1971
Our newest members, Rudell Beall and sons, were hosts for our 1,242nd meeting on June 12, 1971. This was our first meeting with the Bealls and it proved that we had been very wise in our selection of new members.
We met at Rudell's attractive brick home near Lewisdale in Upper Montgomery County. Members and guests piled onto a Hay wagon pulled by a large International tractor for the tour or inspection. From a distance we saw the dairy herd of fine Holsteins. The Bealls are currently milking about 150 cows which are producing 7000 lbs. per day. They farm about 300 acres geared to the production of feed for the dairy herd.
We passed acres of excellent corn, most of it planted by the no-till method. Weed control as good, and it was evident from the uniform stand that the Bealls had paid careful attention to the details of planter adjustment and operation. Rudell showed us a wash in one field that he had controlled by a thick seeding of corn. This was following a suggestion made at an earlier meeting; the corn made a good mat to hold the soil, whereas a sod strip or small grain would have been killed by the atrizine.
We saw a field of Barsoy barley which had been treated with 60 lbs. of nitrogen. This seemed to be about the right amount,as the barley had not gone down but appeared almost ready to do so. We also saw some barley of the Jefferson variety. Rudell will report later as to the relative merits of the two varieties.
Near the barn we saw a 12,000 bu. grain storage tank; also a very ingenious electrically controled gate that could be operated from the tractor seat.
Returning to the house we were treated to a very fine dinner served by Mrs. Beall, daughters-in-law , and friends.
When the meeting was called to order we noted as guests: Harold Bennett, Lindy Beall, Everett Mullinix, Harry Fraley, Bob Raver, Don Watkins. Also present was Rudell's father, who still helps actively with the farm operations.
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Enterprise Club
-2- 1,242nd Meeting 6/12/71
The minutes of the May meeting were read and approved. Historian Tom Stabler read the minutes of the Organization Meeting; also notes giving acres of various crops. It was suggested that it would be interesting to include in our annual minutes a record of the acreage of the various crops grown by our current members.
Crop prices were quoted as follows:
Livestock:
Wheat 1.50 to 1.60 Fat Cattle 32 to 33 top
Corn 1.75 delivered Feeder cattle up to 38￠ for
Hay(new alfalfa) 28 to 30 at barn 500 lb. weights
Hogs 18.75 to 19.00
Straw 35 and up Lambs no quote
Barley 1.40 Calves no quote
Milk 6.81 cwt Dairy heifers 350 to 425
Under new business the Membership Committee reported that we have two vacancies. In a very informal election Drew Stabler was re-elected president, and Stanley Stabler, secretary. Lea Gilpin collected the secretary's salary.
Dues are $2.00 per member. Harry Fraley reported that the Senior Club members pay $5.00 dues. This should be considered at our next annual meeting.
Drew asked Rudell Beall to report on their farm operation:
They milk about 150 cows. They do not raise replacements but sell calves to Harry Fraley and then buy the heifers back when they are ready to freshen. The Bealls feel they can do better by concentrating on the production of milk and feed for the herd, rather than spending time, space and feed on heifer production.
There was a discussion of the milk situation. The Driver's Strike has caused Thompson's Dairy to go out of business after almost 100 years. This may cause some temporary change in the distribution system, but it was thought there would not be any significant change in the total consumption of milk.
Questions and Comments:
Robert Beall - In No-till corn we did not get a kill of orchard grass. Did others have the same experience?
Ans. Several did. Possibly they did not use quite enough water volume to cover the heavy bunch growth.