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followed. They were adopted.

We listened to an article of Robert Miller's
selection- from a paper published by the
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture- on the Spraying
of Cherry Trees to control the cherry leaf-spot.
At a previous meeting mention was made
of the blight that had attacked our
cherry trees, & this article seemed to
solve the problem of further trouble if
we followed its advice. This is a
most serious disease affecting the foliage
of cherries in the eastern U.S., & fruit
growers have tried to find a remedy for it.
The dept. of agriculture tells us these
sprayings [mile-lime-sulphur?] solution
or Bordeaux mixture will control the
disease.

The first application should be made as
soon as the petals fall, the second,
about three weeks later, & the third, [?]
after the fruit is picked.

Corrie M. Brooke rad [in?] place of [Name?]
[Janney?], as she could not be with us.
This bright little bit on Flowers & Chickens
by Mrs. [Alice?] A. Smith, gave the members a
new idea- [?] it told what seemed an