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said he knew of nothing else that
would yield such gratifying returns
for so very little care & thought, & he
personally knew an asparagus bed,
which was started 80 years ago & is
still [bearing?]
The article read by Robt. Miller was enjoyed
by all- It told of western man who
has fixed things so cleverly that me-
chanical devices & a gasoline engine now
do most of the hard work.
While he sits & reads his daily paper "he
can hear the hum of the gasoline engine
working for him. It takes the blue
out of Monday, & puts the sat in
Saturday"!
The Forethought said there was less & less
need of her report as the months go by-
but she gave us good suggestions, as is
her habit. She asked the opinion
of the society as to which is the better
plow, when crops are through bearing,
to cut the weeds off & plow each strip
as it has done its duty, or leave it all
until late fall when the whole garden
is plowed? The members think
the former plan is the better one,