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twist the vines and keep well worked

2 What do with butter when the market is stocked?
Pack it for winter

3 What do about the currant worm? no answer

4 Whether to shorten grape vines? Yes

5 How to thin lillies of the valley? Don't thin
at all as they grow better thick

6 What is the best mulch for young rose bushes
planted out this spring? Grass, or else
don't mulch at all

7 How exterminate the Buck plantain? Put a
thick dressing of bone dust and keep mowing
or top-dress heavily to make grass grow
and 'twill run the plantain out.

8 Who has a nice clean garden? Rockland
and Rock Spring

9 Should you trim raspberries or not?
Many say trim them

10 How many have had a small shiny
green bug on their Roses? A few have

11 Has any one a bug eating snap beans? Yes

Samuel Hopkins told of a man
who raised an acre and a half of asparagus
and cleared $760.00 on it.

Our guests were Eliza Miller, Miss
Worthington, Albina Stabler, Alice Bentley Stabler, Sarah
E. Stabler and daughters. Patty Stabler and daughter
Mrs Darlington and Dr. Green.

The garden was in good order
and looked very nice. Adjourned to meet at
Cloverly July 27th

Annie Brooke Sec. pro. tem.