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The report on poultry was as follows.

Rock Spring 25 chickens
Cloverly 4 Alloway 0
Norwood 37 Avalon 0
Rockland 68 Sharon 0
Falling Green 26 Olney 0
Willow Grove 31
Edgewood 27
Brooke Grove 34
Hermon 6
White Hall 6
Riverside 36
Total 300

First reader Eliza Farquhar read
a pretty little poem, Albert Stabler an
article on "the failure of asparagus beds"
Ellen Farquhar, an article from "The Current" on
the Dahlia and Mary Gilpin an article on
"the distribution of roots in the soil"

Questions

1 How have roses kept? Well

2 When is the proper time to manure roses?
no decided answer

3 How get rid of moles? set a trap

4 What is the best exposure for Chrysanthemums?
Where the morning sun will not
strike them

5 What have people done in their gardens?
At Rockland they have planted peas, beets
and onions, at Olney lettuce and radishes
at Rock Spring, peas and potatoes, at Avalon
peas and potatoes, at Hermon peas