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first rate attention. Some fancy colts in an enclosure
were discussed and the one with the
longest pedigree and which cost $50.00 before
the tiny eyes ever observed to the light of day
was pronounced to be apparently the least
valuable.
A pair of mule colts feeding independently
on the top of the fodder rick had [frames?]
sufficiently large for their ages and worthy
of their standing.

It being too cold for farmers to go for their
in the pursuit of intellectual food we returned
to the house to partake of wholesome
animal food and ask and answer the
following interesting questions.

1st Will it do to make the panels of
post fences longer than 11 feet ?
Ans 1st. 11 say yes. 3 no.
2nd. Is it better to bore posts for plank fence
or nail on the boards ?
Ans majority would nail on.
3rd what is the best way to plant apple and
peach trees together?
Ans. Plant the apple trees 33 feet apart each
of three ways and plant the peach trees
halfway between in the rows. Some thought
40 feet would be better and our friend Wright
from Va. thought they had better not be planted
together at all.
4th What is the best way to get corn stubble in
grass? Ans some think sowing with corn
others prefer to sow the seed with oats.