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H/8/1900 -3.

2 What causes blight of Rutabaga?
Cause unknown.

3 How soon should we bend down brown
corn tops? As soon as they are fully
grown and begin to bend.

4. When bend down onion? It is better to
pull them up when they begin to turn
yellow.

5 Would it injure rhubarb to pull the
leaves now? No.

6 How get rid of scale on a fern? Wash with
whale oil soap suds.

7 What grapes are best for this region?
Borden, Brighton and Niagara
Mahlon Kirk reported that Bordeaux
mixture had secured him a good
crop of grapes. Bone meal was recommended
for grape vines.

Kate Janney brought plants of Manilla
and beautiful white spider - lily from Bermuda

In our walk we found the lawn
very beautiful, showing no sight of drought
Flowers blooming in porch boxes and
garden; vegetabes healthy and
plentiful.