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H/4/1901 -1-

Fair Hill
April 2^nd 1901 noon 46°

The President called the meeting
to order at the proper hour
and he hopes that we will do all
in our power to make the meetings
interesting and to keep the society
up to its present standard

The minutes were read and approved.
Readers, 1^st Emma Stabler read
of the insects on tree causing oak-balls
and oak apples knots on cherry trees
and plum trees and gave some of the
uses of oak-balls for inks and dyes
2^nd An advertisement of an insect
exterminator for cabbage worms
etc .15^cts per lb at 207 Market Street
Philadel. Some will try it and report
2^nd Reader Carrie Farquhar, mental
epidemics. Horticulture was one
2^nd She read of the bad effects of
spraying while trees are in bloom
injuring the fruit and the bees.