Club Minutes: Enterprise Farmers Club, 1971

The Enterprise Club 1245th Meeting Sept 18, 1971

Jos E H (Tim) Connor was host for the 1245th meeting of the Club on Sept 18, 1971, one week late in order to avoid conflict with the annual Lions Club Horse Show. The change in date gave us a beautiful summer like evening instead of the very wet late evening of the previous week. The Lions had lucked out with clear weather during the middle of the day [?] We met at Tim's father's home + inspected the various livestock. We noted 32 ewes, 21 lambs, 1 ram, 2 ponies, 13 Angus Cows, 14 calves 1 bull, Geese, Guina Keets + chickens. The wet season had provided so much grass that the cows would not come to us when we called but they did remain quiet while we walked to them. We next moved to Tim's attractive home where we were served very excellent refreshement + a fine dinner

Devet Derrick Al Cowell, Hawkins

Sept. Tim Connor 32 ewes - 21 lambs - 1 ram Ponies - Cows too much grass to come to us. We had to go th to them - 13 cows - 14 calves Bull Geese Gunia Keets Counting of sheep meat + all [approved?] Dinner - Sheep meat etc - accessories. When the meeting was called to order we Min of Aug min read + approved

" " a meeting Sept 14, 1872 with Jos T. Moore were read These Reported average wheat yields of 15 1/2 bu/ac for the Club with the highest 23 1/2 bu/ac + lowest 4 bu/ac. A farmer would need low costs indeed to show a profit with yields like that. Todays - Crop Prices Wheat 135? Fat Cattle 33-35 Corn 135 Feeder up to 48¢ for you [?] calves in New crop corn will be 115 120 Tenn. - Locally 42¢ [?] Barley 105 Hogs 19¢ Hay 40-50- Calves 25-45¢ Straw 3502 in barn Lambs no quote Dairy Heifers 375-425 Milk $657

New Business Ladies Night - Tom Stabler, Tim Connor, Bob Stabler - [new?] date Jan

Questions Tim Connor - Commented upon the rate at which grain is growing. Tim Connor - Told of trip to the west this summer - He noted the elevations posted + asked elevations around here - 500-565 ft.

He enjoyed Denver, Las Vegas, Oregon + Wash. especially

Tim Connor - Bought diesel fuel ^{at service station} + had to pay road tax. He can get a refund by submitting proper form.

Drew Stabler - We are using propane gas to dry corn. We have been billed for the energy tax. Can we get this refunded? Some think that they can. Darrington Riggs - commented on an article he had recently read which said that the av. profit per ^dairy? cow was less than $150 where as the profit per dairy steer was over $200. 4000?

Frank Willson - has land seeded to rye grass - he wants to add orchard gr + clover. Can he just broadcast it? It will be better to prepare the land some.

Harry Goff wants a used manure spreader - Try Dav. Mullinix near [Daisy?] has some Ab. Cowell - has to at lost cattle from grazing a fence row sprayed with a weed killer containing arsenic. How long will it last? It will propably not persist on next years folage - Put an elec fence up for this year. Willard Derrick has had to re-do his septic field. Should he add horse manure in reseeding. Yes - Tom Stabler commented on the problems of getting accurate measurement on purchasing bottled gas. Also moisture meters. He recommends having meters checked. Cliff Wightman has a sow who apparently dried up & lost all but 2 pigs out of a litter 14. The pigs probably died of lepto or some other disease & then the sow dried up. all Roger Buxton mentioned told of a dairy farm he had visited in Cal. The milkers are unionized. They pay ^{are paid} $10,000 per