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injure the new crop? There was a difference of opinion
on this point; but a house that will keep ice
over to next season is almost sure to keep said ice
if it is shown the same chance if it is 3 years
old. How many take the Farm Journal and what
would you do with cannas in cellar; leave them alone.
Have any tried raising rhubarb in cellar? No.
A lengthly discussion on the use of safety matches
and the advisibility of having legislation against the
use of the dangerous parlor matches. When Mrs.
Farquhar asked about her 2 yr. old lily, there were
some very sage remarks by our flower experts, but
it was all dutch to your secy. so he will not
attempt an answer. Margaret Magruder asked
how to bleach a friend quilt that had grown
yellow from age. None present old enough to
know. A very interesting talk about hens and
the production of eggs ensued. We learned that
some were getting 2 dozen eggs per day from
15 dozen hens, one party gets 1 egg a month
from 20 hens. Another 20 eggs a day from 20
hens, while in most cases it requires a dozen
hens to ensure one egg this winter. All present
seem to know exactly how hens should be
treated, but in spite of all she has struck and is
waiting for the coal commission to adjust her
wrongs.
Adj. to Plainfield 2.9th, 1903