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Plainfield

Several varieties of sweet potatoes have been
satisfactorily raised by the members and
others. Ben. Miller prefers the Eastern Shore
potatoes raised by the ble. but others thought the
home garden product more economical and very
valuable especially where hands are boarded
Thirty to thirty five bushels was named as good
product from one thousand plants.

Moles are rampant as usual in some lawns
and gardens and as heretofore Henderson's mole
trap is recommended as the best remedy.

Fred Stabler has been so successful that he received
a number of invitations to come over and amuse
himself helping to rid his neighbor of the pest.

It was thought that a loose sod might be helped
by pounding or rolling. a sealskin that was
not properly tanned might be sent to J.F. Tyler
Law Building Balto. who is an expert in such
matters. No special advantage is claimed for
any particular variety of winter cabbage as to
keeping quality; the manner of packing up
and the winter conditions of temperature and
moisture bring the chief points. It seems impossible
to find a rule of procedure that will work
infallibly under all circumstances - heads
turned down in a shallow trench and covered
with two or three inches of earth - have kept well
and the work may be done rapidly with - a plow.
Persistence in pulling every tiny plant will