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society with a liberal tithe.
We have ^all been to school every
day despite the drifts. Mother
has had the small boys & girls
taken & "tooken" home again" '
with the Sled.
Prairie hens eat buds from
fruit trees! Last sunday a
flock came into the garden in
front and began to pick the
fruit buds from a dwarf
pear. I broke the law
while they were in the act
In ones crop were a great
many buds - they would have
soon spoiled the tree. I have
heard of this trick before.
Please dont forget to ask about
Coccus Maclurae (Osage orange
Coccus of those who have hedges.
How would it do to write
an article on the American ivy
(Ampelopsis) for the Farmer