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284 H/8/1891 -1-
Avalon
August 4^th 1891
Assembled at the usual hour. Absent
Alloway, Hermon, Longwood, Rock Spring
Stanmore and Norwood, Our guests
Mrs. Lawrence Stabler of Alexandria Mrs
Thurston (ne Kidd) Mrs Haviland, Anna
Gipin Miss Fowler Elizabeth and
Mariana Stabler. The minutes were
read and approved

The Reader, 1^st Mary E. Gilpin read
an article on "pruning for fruit."

2^nd Reader Samuel Hopkins, apologised
for having nothing and was excused

The work suggested for this month
Keep the weeds down - sow onion
seeds for sets: Sow broad and thick,
The readers for next meeting A. G. Thomas
and Mary Brooke

The specimens were excellent in
variety and in quality. From Rockland
came flowers, tomatoes 4 kinds including
Henderson "400." corn potatoes, cabbage,
squashed, Kohl Rabi, Lima beans, celery
apples and pears: from Brooke Grove
Flowers parsnips, salsify, carrots, tomatoes
and pears; from Riverton tomatoes, corn
dwarg Lima beans and flowers.
From Riverside flower