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worthy of adoption

2^nd Mrs. Harry Gilpin, "Killing weeds by electricity." Readers for next meeting John
C. Bentley and Anna F. Brooke

Report of com. on Forethought, was
as usual good: Sow kale, pansy
holly hock, pinks, larkspur, and
poppy seeds; work celery, gather
pine leaves now for packing sweet
potatoes

Questions
1 Is it a good plan to put straw under
potatoe vines? Members about equally divided
for and against mulching
with straw

2 How long continue watering celery?
Soak once in three or four days.

3. When sow cabbage seed for spring?
Henderson says 15 ^th to 20^th September;
transplant to cold frames. Ask at
experiment station.
4 Why does a path on a lawn become
covered with a peculiar wiry grass
different from lawn grass? Supposed
the packed soil of the path is in
the proper condition for that variety

5 Our guest from Texas was asked to