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H/5/1964-2-

Douglas summed up April's weather form
us and his report is attached. In case you have
forgotten, it rained 4 1/1 inches on 14 dayts. The t
temperature went down to 25 on the 5th and up to
84 on the 18th. The mean temperature was 52.

Grace was absent but by common contribution
the [?] report was made. They included pansies from
Great Ease and the Highlands; a variegated bouquet
from Bea Hutton - magnolia, naroissus, azalea
tulips. Pete and Rose bought oregon holly, silver
bell. magnolia and double dogwood. The Cedars
brought lettuce. parsley, rhubard, asparagus,
pansies, and Helen Bentley masses of lilly of the
valley and lilacs.

Birds - Wendy had seen what looked like a
buzzardsm and also ablue heron on the Salesville pond
pud. Helen Farquhar had seen herons on the pond
across from the Cedars. Mary Redding reported
that goldfinches are eating dandelions, which may put
these golden knights in a perferred class. Jack
reported that the Readers Digest carried an
article on how to keep crows away but the Secretary
failed to get this down. Moreover she doesnot
remember it ad the Mannings stand in great need
of this knowledge. They ate up all the corn
Ellis planted. Acquire [?]

Other birds seen were a Baltible ariole.
wrens which came April 15, wood robins, grosbeaks.

Mr. Souder confirmed Jacks' story of his
neurotice apple tree, which blooms and produces
on one half the tree one year and on the other half
the next year. Up to recently this had been
a normal apple tree, flowering and producing on
both sides.

Il was decided to talk
No action was taken on a proposal to change date
[F?] leaving the date the [?] Tuesday

Questions: betty M. M. Millerwanted to know how to get
rid of chickweed. mr. Souder said mr/ youngmand said
one can spray with silvex, but be careful to spray only
the chickweed. Pete said it provided feed for
quail. Lucy said it was listed as an herb in
gerb books, and it has merit in that it is easily
pulled up.
The problem of birds flying against
windows was presented: aluminum streamers or
curtains were suggested.