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the Spring, the ground is then cultivated
and the mulch put back:
currants are cultivated in much the
same way and mulched: the old
canes cut out in August-

Readers for next meeting Mary Stabler
and Anna Thomas

H. C. Hallowell read a short article on
the word microphylla which means
"little leaf".

Questions
A remedy wanted for curculio in plums
Driving nails in the tree seemed effectual
at one place, but some
thought it was jarring the tree at the
proper time. Another thought on [coop?]
of Bantam chickens under the tree had
been a good remedy.

Have any of our members raised
mushrooms? No.

What kind of asparagus shall
we plant and how plant it? Conovers
Colossal- Early in the spring
April will do, plow the ground deeply
manure well, set out the plants
cultivate all summer; in the fall
manure heavily with coarse manure