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good as the white? No one knows.

15^th Has any one Monarch of the West strawberries
to give away? No.

16^th How late will it do for a farmer to sleep
in the morning? "Early to bed and early
to rise" quoted, but the general sentiment seemed
to be to suit ones self. We really believe the
Home Interest is disposed to sleep late. No
reading, _ Anna L Moore, Walter H Brooke &
B. H. Miller to lead at our next meeting. A
small number of good chips were found, making
us wish for more. Then adjourned to
meet at A. G. Thomas' May 4^th 1878.
P. R. Stabler Sec Pro tem.

88^th Meeting

The meeting of the "Home Interest" at A. G. Thomas',
May 4^th 1878 was called to order with Fred.
Stabler as foreman. Our usual walk was taken
after the reading of the minutes, and a sad contrast
noticed in the appearance of garden &c, compared
with that of last year, the recent destructive
hail storm, having been very severe at this
place, destroying nearly everything in the
way of vegetation. The following questions were
recorded. 1^st Is it best to cut asparagus the