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H/10/1885 -2-

Readers
1^st Sarah Farquhar, "Reasons for Raisons"
culture of raisons in California. Two
crops some times made in one year

2^nd John Bentley . Good advice on planting
an orchard, study the soil
and do not plant too great a variety
2^nd article Culture of Pecan trees: sometimes
bear in ten years. The wood valuable.
Volunteer article on fall planting
The writer in favor of it and the earth
should be heaped around the tree
and levelled in the spring
Henry Miller the sleeping partner in the
Com. or forethought, woke up read an
excellent paper and resigned. Resignation
not accepted. He recommends
pine needles for packing sweet potatoes
Take up roots so the gardens can be ploughed
in the fall, sew cabbage seed 21^st of
Sept If to be left out run the ridges
East and West set out the plant 21^st
Nov. on North side of ridge manure
and five a tablespoonful of Nitrate
of soda to each plant.

Readers for next meeting
Charles F. Kirk and Eliza Moore