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chickens is to establish a spot for
a cemetery!

2nd reader Emily Massey an article
on raising shrubs. Treat them like
guests and give them what they like
best. Volunteer Peaches brought from
South Africa which are of good
quality and sell for .60 cnt each. It
takes four weeks to get them here.
2nd The discovery of a plant in Colorado
and adjacent states which yields a fine
rubber. Said to be millions of acres

Forethought Do not crowd tomato
plants. 4 ft x 4 ft near enough: make
the ground rich and mulch. Eggplants
treat the same way, melons are
of better quality if planted early. 1st week
in May: fight striped bug. It is said mothballs
will drive them away. In flower
garden, give rose bush bone dust and
mulch.

In a discussion of the remedies for
striped bug it was said they like mothballs!
Dr. Magruder covers the plant
with cheese cloth over wire bows or
willow withs; another remedy is gashouse
lime, which is said keep them off.