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by a string tied through a hole in
the edge of the can is always
motion and is said to do some good

9 Is it too late to replant water melons?
No. not too late.

10 Should young plum trees be pruned? Yes

11 How often work vegetables? After every rain

12 Why do young cherries die after a
second crop? No reason given. Many
complain of this trouble. It is said
cherry trees should be planted deeply

13 What is the most approved way of
gathering lettuce? If it is plenty, pull
it up, if scarce take out the top leaving
part of the stem and it will put up

14 When bag grapes? When they are the
size of peas. Paper bags are better than
muslin

It is said that moth-balls are
good to put in hens' nests
The cabbage flea is very bad at Longwood.
A tablespoonful of Kerosene
to a peck of air slacked llime is said
to be a remedy for the flea & striped bug

Roger Farquhar brought sweet
corn seed for distribution.