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Ar. Stabler told us that in his
experiment with straw on
Mac Conmick potatoes, the part
covered with straw was a little
better than that which had
been worked.

F. Stabler tells of his success with
mulching watermelon vines.

E.P. Thomas is advised to sow
some nitrate and apply sow
cow manure to his late
corn and cabbage.

M.J. Stabler had a piece of poor
ground to go in corn. a
part to be manured an a
in C.C. He is advised
to add some floats and dis
solved rock.

It was thought that J.J. Leas
cantilope vines, planted 4 ft
each way were entirely to
close together. 8 ft about right.

Selling [cordwood?] on the stump was
thought to be the best way for
B.H. Miller to disposed of his
wood at Colesville.

It was thought that R.R. Moore could
profitably travel the Colesville
pike in lieu of paying 44 cents
toll per day on the other pike