A GARDEN NOTE-BOOK 



over nine States. And let me add that no general 

 mention of the Farm and Garden Association is 

 now made in any place, at any time, without refer- 

 ence to the amazingly fine work of the New Eng- 

 land branch, under the able leadership of its offi- 

 cers and their committees, and of its devoted mem- 

 bers. This work of the New England branch is well 

 known to the Massachusetts Agricultural College 

 and its friends; not only by what the branch has 

 been able to do for the college, but by the great 

 help given by the college to the branch. Even- 

 tually we hope that all our branches may be in as 

 close and fruitful co-operation with their nearest 

 agricultural institutions as is the New England 

 branch with this great school of their region. 



The records of the association office show nearly 

 twenty fairly distinct farming or gardening chan- 

 nels through which women's activities are now 

 flowing. These are given here with an occasional 

 name of a member as a concrete instance of one 

 now engaged in the various kinds of work. 



In nm'sery work, either as owners or managers, 

 women are doing extremely well — Mrs. Ruth Day, 

 of Spokane, Washington, is a shining instance of 

 this. Mrs. Day, though only twenty-four years of 

 age, is not only the manager of Overman's Nursery 



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