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bed" Make a mellow soil
putting in sand; the author preferred
raising plants from seed; if you buy
get one year old plants and he
thinks one variety as good as another
2nd Article "Spring has come to
town." Volunteer a Floral Phillipic
and "a domestic Platform"
Forethought very interesting and valuable.
It is considered a very
important part of meetings

3rd reader Janet Miller, by Isabel. Insect
powder should be used liberally to
prevent increase of vermin. Keep the
chicks dry and in case of bowel trouble
use dry food, baked corn bread,
oat meal, bread crumbs, broken wheat
and finely broken charcoal: Sweet oil
for gapes and a mixture of Sulphur
Mercury and lard for head lice. Coops
should be well-aired after being painted.
John C. Bentley considers gas [house]
lime the best preventive of gapes
Air-slaked lime should be used liberally

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