Page 37

38

H/5/1882 -2-

From Rock Spring lettuce and flowers, Mrs
Strain contributed a dish of lovely crab apple blossoms.

Our President, after a few appropriate remarks
on the loss of our beloved member,
proceeded to the business of the evening.
The readers were both absent and Henry
Miller and Mary Gilpin were appointed
readers for the next meeting. W. H. Farquhar
read a notice of a new raspberry "The Superb",
and the secretary read an advertisement of the
same berry sent by D. A. Lea.

The poultry report showed a much
smaller number of each variety than were
reported last May.

Rock Spring 72 chickens
Sharon 32 chickens
Longwood 150 chickens
Avalon 38 chickens
Falling Green 115 chickens
Olney 20 chickens
Riverside 40 chickens
Norwood 95 chickens
Rockland 136 chickens 1 duck
White Hall 100 chickens 10 turkies

The minutes were read and amended.

Questions

What is the proper treatment for a cactus
during summer? Keep it growing