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She has raised the best crop of the finest
quality of asparagus she has ever had,
from a bed which was not worked out,
or measured last fall, + nothing was done
to it this spring - owing to lack of help.
There is a thick mat of grass + weeds
in the bed, or row, + still the stalks
put up. It would seem from this
report that our Forethought Com. is such
a great success as a gardener, that her
plants insist upon growing under even
the worst conditions.

The report of poultry showed is 2.903
chickens, (91?) turkeys, 15 guineas,
20 ducks,, + 12 goslings.

Knowlton has used one doz. broilers,
& Rockland had sold 40 broilers, at
45¢ each. There was no June
poultry report in 1917.

Brooke Grove, Knowlton, + The Highlands,
had the largest display of exhibits.
The Bermuda onions from The Cedars
were choice, a beautiful large green
tomato from Brooke Grove, also extra
fine asparagus + potatoes.

Falling green had fine strawberries.
Three varieties of wintered-over apples