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of chickens running around, longing to be fried.

A stranger coming into the room after our
return from the garden, would have thought from
the number of families laying about loose that
a baby show was in progress, & from the difficulty
in getting to business, & the impossibility of sticking
to it, we might almost as well have given
the meeting up to Young America.

1st Quest What will make my Rose bloom? Advised
to cut it back evenly every year.

2nd Shall I thin out Asparagus that has come
up from seed? Pull it all up

3rd. What is the best sweet Potato plant?
Six say Early York, Six Nansemond & one Jenny Ria

4th. Does switching improve children? Fourteen
say yes. & Two say No in theory, but yes in Practice.

5th How to cure a Milk Cellar from being damp
& Mouldy? White wash floor & put fresh lime
about the room.

6th When to plant Pampas Grass? Don't know

7th How to keep chickens off of A S Thomas' young