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melons which have been devoured by bugs?
Yes _ replant.

Must tomato plants at [Wrenwood]
have straw put under them? It would
be best to use straw if it can be gotten.
[Albau] Thomas offered to furnish the straw
if some one will haul it.

We are told lima beans can be planted
without any attention being given as to
how the eyes are put in the ground.
Allan Farquhar told us he had just
returned from a trip to Baltimore in
behalf of the State Roads _ he read us
a letter in this conversation which said
the work on the roads would start immediately.
This is one of the many
things time only will tell! We believe
the future has good things stored up
for us in the question of road completion.
When asked for a question, Cousin Allan
had none, but suggested a visiting
soldier, Corp. Snell, should tell us
something of the horticultural & agricultural
products of his home state,
Florida. He gave us an interesting
account of all growing things in that
section, including the raising of fruits,