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The poultry report showed that more at-
tention was being paid to that branch than
here-to-fore, there being more than 300 chickens
reported than in the corresponding month last
year- 555. More than the year before.

Report as follows-

Alloway 31 chickens

Brooke Grove 76 " 15 goslings

Fair Hill 80 "

Norwood 95 "

Fulford 20 "

Riverside 210 "

Springdale 31 "

Longwood 140 " 18 ducks

Mrs. Waters 135 "

Falling Green 100 " 6 turkies

Sharon 26 "

Olney 15 " 5 goslings

White Hall 6 "

R. R. Moore 6 "

Rockland 6 " 4 "

Hermon 128 " 100 with 2 hens

Questions

1 What remedy is there for the wholesale mortal
ity among chickens? Much discussion but
no remedy know. as what has seemed to
do well at one place has failed at
another. Suggested that cleaning the
place of chickens and getting an in-
tire new lot would be a good plan

2 Should a fig tree be raised in a hot-
bed or in the open ground? Either