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-duced and a motion was made and sec
onded, to reconsidered the question "Shall
we have an Exhibition; after some discussion
it was again put to vote and those in favor
were about 4 to 1. The long dry
spell has made a great scarcity of vegetables
at some places. Carrie Farquhar read an extract
from a letter on womens work from Mrs. Garfield to her husband

Questions

1st How shall I make a hen house?
What kind of floor? Have a dirt floor
and sash on the south side plenty of
ventilation and dry earth to sprinkle
in frequently and with the perches
movable so that they may be taken
down and washed with kerosene; the
glass should have a protection of wire
net

2nd A quince tree and a mountain plum
which will not bear fruit. What treat-
ment should they have?

It was suggested that the earth be
removed for a distance of several
feet around the tree and five or six
inches deep and replaced with clay
made wet and packed hard or that
it be paved with brick or oyster shells

3" What is the best fertilizer for a straw
-berry bed when you have no barnyard
manure? Bone dust, ashes, and scrap
ings from the pig pen

4 When plant German sprouts? Now, with
out waiting for a rain