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Riverside 75 chickens 22 keats
Rockland 275 chickens 2 keats 3 turkies 2 ducks
Rock Spring About 30 out of 300 chickens
34 ducks 12 goslings
White Hall 200 chics 30 turkies and judging
by the noise a 1000 quineas
Stanmore 140 chickens
Riverton 200 chickens

Margaret Magruder used sulphur
for insects on some of her chickens which
proved effectual, not only killing the insects
but also the chickens

1^st Reader Sue Thomas, read an amusing
list of the wonderful exhibits which
we are to see at the Chicago Fair.

A volunteer article was read by E. J. Hall
from the National Intelligencer of 1826, on
keeping apples; some were good and sound
at 3 years old. Secretary read from the
"Mayflower", a method for rooting geranium
cuttings in "Sand pots".

Henry Miller informed that late tomatoes
should be set out this month

Readers for next meeting Emma
Stabler and Roger B. Farquhar.

For new business, John Bentley proposed
that Henry Miller be elected to
full membership. The motion was seconded
and the vote was unanimus in his