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Mary Miller having left her selec
tion at home was reappointed for next
meeting.

Questions

1 How did Roger Farquhar make
a good garden out of soil which seem
-ed only fit for making bricks?
Plenty of manure, plenty of work and
good seed produced the desired
result.

2 What remedy for the insects which
infest several of the varieties of honey
-suckles? Ashes applied at the root
and fly powder recommended

3 How get rid of moles and mice in our
gardens? Poison grains of corn and drop
in their paths.

4 How apply borax for roaches? Powder
and sprinkle it in the places infested.
Cucumber rinds are said to drive
them away

5 How destroy the striped bug? Try
insect powder or try carbolic acid & plaster

6 Is there any way to prevent crows
from taking the young chickens? Put
up martin boxes

7 Is it too early to take rose cuttings?
Rather early except for experts.

Patty Hopkins brought a specimen
of some vegetable fibre which is used in
Germany for tying all sorts of things;
it is very strong and pliable. It is

H/6/1883 -3-

Mary Miller having left her selec
tion at home was reappointed for next
meeting.

Questions

1 How did Roger Farquhar make
a good garden out of soil which seem
-ed only fit for making bricks?
Plenty of manure, plenty of work and
good seed produced the desired
result.

2 What remedy for the insects which
infest several of the varieties of honey
-suckles? Ashes applied at the root
and fly powder recommended

3 How get rid of moles and mice in our
gardens? Poison grains of corn and drop
in their paths.