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sun shines on it and put in water
At some places small seeds came up badly.
Robert Miller reported that their garden plowed and ridged high in the fall, was ready to plant much earlier than usual
On our walk the garden was greatly admired; the long rows of vegetables recently planted, the larger bed of kale and the flourishing of currant bushes attracted much attention The flowerbeds looked well in order and the rose bushes looked well
The poultry yard was in fine order and already very populous and likely to be more so, if the rest of the [hens?] hatch well
Meet next at Norwood; The Readers to be Eliza N Moore and Dr. Green.
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Norwood Jun 9th 1892 noon 79
A large and pleasant company assembled at about the usual hour The absent were the members from Longwood Riverton, Stanmore, Avalon and the Cedars; the guests were Edith D. Bentley, M.B.Thomas, Hallie Bentley William and Mary, Lizzie Moore, Tom and Dora Moore Hallie Lea, Mrs. Harry Gilpin & Edith Hutton. Soon after arriving a dark cloud seemed so near that it was thought best to visit the garden before entering the the house for the usual routine of business. The box walk was enjoyed and the garden admired for its promise of abundant supplies of vegetables. The roses were blooming tho' the finest bloom was over. The Dahlias were set out and staked which they should always be, at the time of planting, so that the tender brittle stalks can be supported as soon as they are a foot high. If this is not attended to early
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the lie on the ground or are broken by their own weight and their beauty wasted. We returned to the house not a minute too soon; the threatened storm came on and the room became so dark lamps had to be lighted. A beautiful calm reigned in doors and the usual reading and questions went on as tho' thunder and lightening did not exist.
Poultry
Falling Green 300 chickens 42 Turkies 3 ducks
Alloway 160 chickens 17 ducks
Cloverlea 80 chickens 22 Turkies
Edgewood 75 chickens 4 Turkies 15 ducks
FairHill 310 chickens 29 Turkies 52 ducks 6 gos
Hermon 60 chickens 4 gos
Norwood 50 chickens
Riverside 150 chickens
Rockland 352 chickens
Rock Spring 100 chickens 20 Turkies 16 ducks 9 gos
Tanglewood 100 chickens
White Hall 130 chickens
The specimens, Rockland beets radishes, onions, peas and cabbage
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Cloverley corn, cabbage, lettuce, peas, beets and potatoes; Fair Hill, beets, beans, peas onions and flowers; Falling Green corn beets, onions, bean in bloom; Rock Spring corn, cabbage, beets, peas, potatoes, salsify plants - radishes and strawberries; White Hall Roses; Riverside flowers; Sharon flowers; Brooke Grove peas & flowers; Tanglewood cabbage, corn, beets, peas, potatoes, onions. Edgewood flowers & strawberries Hermon lettuce cymblings - cucumber vines, beans, onions, cabbage beets, peas, carrots, potatoes, corn, melon vines in sod ready to set-out. Apples and flowers. Ex member Thomas Lea sent corn, potatoes, beets, onions & peas.
Anna F. Brooke brought nest-egg gourd plants and "Honesty" seed for distribution.
1st reader Dr. Green, "Recreation of many grain workers in cultivating flowers. 2nd Reader Eliza Moore. "Can plants see" and a poem. some conversation on the manners and customs of climbing vines, their preference for certain things to climb on. It is said there are but two which turn
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to the right. Volunteer articles, F. D. Stabler an article on Lima beans
Readers fpr next meeting Emma Stabler and R. J. Iddings
Mary B. Thomas told of an experiment in seeds which showed the middle seeds of a pod to have the strongest vitality.
Questions
1 What is best to kill slugs on rosebushes Powdered Helebore. Some use Kerosens Emul.
2 Proper time to plant late cabbage? Sow seeds now, June, and set-out July
3 Will strawberry plants set out in Sept bear the next spring? Yes, but planting in May or Aug. are preferred to Sept
4 Should celery plants be transplanted before setting where they are to grow? Yes, the oftener the better.
5 Will it do let an asparagus bed grow up in weeds? No, keep clean.
6 Would it benefit the next years crop to gather and destroy all the fallen and defective plums of this year? Sue L. Thomas asked to experiment and report result.
7 How make a plum tree bear?