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Mary C. Moore a visitor told of a calf
killed at "Clifton" by eating the leaves of an
oleander.

Roger B. Farquhar who had recently taken
a trip through Howard & Carroll counties spoke
of the abundance of apples in the latter districts
and told of seeing a fair crop of peaches in the
section beyond Fredrick A good deal of discussion
followed which resulted in the opinion that the
trees did better there because of the high elevation.
Jos. L. Harries had kept some healthy and
vigorous by the use of a mixture of [?]ainet and
water raised to the boiling point then poured on
the trunks, and allowed to run down in the
roots.

The Committee on Forethought urged us to
more generally raise spinach advised the sowing
of cabbage seed, the latter part of this month for
wintering over and spoke of this as the right time
for starting plants for winter blooming.

Noon temperature 73° Sharon
78° Woodburn

The report of exhibits present showed a
great variety and particular attention was
called to a curiosity in the shape of a sweet potato
bloom.