Reading Observer 05-1917

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.. 'C.use...our geography say. ,t's' " low, IYl11@
"My husband has the queerut Ide.. 01
economy" U Indeed 1 "
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be
5ce'ns to think I could save m'0(j0Y by
av> ey (rom barga.ID sales"
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Tommy wrote 0. l.o tter to bll hum, and de
s('ribed Q shght aCCIdent to a ,.ymato thus
• \: ou know Ch&rhe MIller's nec k
Well,
fell 10 the po}ld up to It ..
AJUlOUB Mother
I I How IS It ! that ;vou ba.t
eo much trouble ,\\Itb you r bousekeepJDgT YOll
t ol d me your WIfe could cook"
Adult Son
~ 'S he ca.n"
"Then what
the matterY'
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CI'n.rley, denr," 'l'emO&l'ked
young W\r~ to
h er hu&ba ou 1 II I WISh you. woV1d t.sto \Iw.e
ulllk and. s~e If It'", perfeotlv sweet
If It S
t he least b~1; sour l I muetn't,' gl.e en,. of It. to
do.r htUe 1'ido,"
" BrIdget, has Mastet Joh~lue come home
from school yet? 10 II Yes, !llr r' .. Ha.e you
seen him'" "'No sir " "Thf n how do you
.. ~C 8.use he eat's hldin'
know ho 15 come"
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Jenks
• I've Just glVe~ £20 for thu
di amond ~mg {or my wife " ronks u It's 8
beauty I But 15U't It rotfiel'--6r--e:drava
g:mt9" Jeo,ks "Not a blt I ThInk what It
WIll snve 1)l 8-\t:!les! ..
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you lIke
J;'oma-ntlc gale,
H arry'
Hanj .. I dou ' t
When you mlU;.f!!
a hole 1ft vou.r SfWlll')' bUyIng ~em erpenSl'f'e
f1O\~ers theJ' tear them. 9tparl.
'He
10' es me-he love!i me not'"
E~perlenced Servant
"Gentleman wa.ntf
to see you Btr' , AIr Richman "Who 1.1'
he' ' I ExperIenced Serva.nt I ~ I couldn't find
(Jut, elr; but~ Judgtn ' by hIj
clothes, he'.t:
either a beggar or a nulhonalr "
Crewe •• How It rams I
I feel awfull,
r.nxlOUS about my WIfe
She'~ gone out With
out an umbrella" Drew ",:(h, she'll be &11
ri ght
She' ll take !!holter I" ,o,!lle .bop."
Crewe I I E'Xactly
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and every year
KlOg-Tallonng
favour.
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all-qualtty
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"Sklnfhnt does 8MlJl to be •
greed) old man'" Teddy. I I I, Mwuld lOU,
well think h&-...,~ Why, ! Jone~_~!8 b e maku
hiS k.id.s ea.t 11) front ot too ~W!-Sla.s8 &0
that the, 'll !Junk tlie-y''t'o eatert tWIce 4S much
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Tro.lO eooPP'lOg at a mnalJ, pouMry 8tMJOoIt
In ,table Old Mao· " Whet on =th do thj,y
!:oop at a. statIon hke this (or! PJ Ob16ctioP
&blo PaS5JEmger (:aJt.ghtmg) " To ollow me lo
g<>t out" Irnt~ble ola M.D: .. Ah, I _; 1:1,
Ins li.s a.dvantngee, then. U
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She (SlgblOg) "Oh, I m!1t .ncb • Ilo.oly,
pohtc man to=§iy" He Here weos that! ..
Sho U In the street rJ must ave been crm1Y.
lUg my umbrella carelessly, fo~ he bumped ~18
eye In to It I salll, 'Pa.rdon me,' &nd he s&ffi,
I Don t menbon It-I ha.ve Q.no~er eye l~ft • "
Counlry Lady
"I've be n expectlUS I a
pl\cke~ of medicine bv post or .. week . .d
hllven~t recelv-ed. It yet·
Post Office C1erf
.. Yes," madam
Kindly fill In thIS form and
slate the p.lur. of your COmpl&1Ot."
Lody:
"Well, lf t you must 1know, It'~ lruhgeation HI
then."
sa.ld ToInmY'S mother,
" ' Now,
"that'. tbe ,l..t .trow
I'nj 1!0lng to whip
vou for tha.t" " Oh, roa," pleaded 'rom~y,
"let's Ico{npromue tb18 thmg"
I I Wh ..t ~"
U Just call It qU1Ul an I'll use my mdueoce
With pa. to get you that new dress you want:."
Ktndhcart If So your father's tlJ , and. can't
,, 8"1.' It' s very 1H,rd tQ h ave the br:eadwlBuer
111 ' The Kld
« Yes, Sir, put It mIght 'A'
been WUSB
It mIght have been moth er,
~he ' s butter - nn' cheese
an i - meat
an'talers l an' cor,! an' boots. B.D.' ClOth,'.
an' rcpt winner all In one '"
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The Scotel! bagpIpe players I",ero brealriilg
the atmosphere , mto j,ho us.~ds of fr&gmertts
wtth then Instruments
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do thoee
pipers keep wo.lkmg up an 1down 68 thby
play 1" asked one stra:ager f &DOtber
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don't know," was the pe8'Vl ~ answer "un
less It makes lutero harder to tlIt."
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A party of eoldlers h.d b ~ JOl'.lted to •
good S'p=,ad The m-eal was lnet.rl,. oyer, and
0110 (It them ~ommenced looeenmg
hll tlRl!Q
Th..reupon .. W&Ler ",dkd
to hIm W1tb
plate of fnnt, and WlllS~:r-ed
.. Deasert
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"Dese rt I" exclaimedl Tommy, I f 'Wil1l~
1 £:Rn g~ a. feed hke thUJ for n ~~ lDg I Notme' I"
• Fathe r ," eald four year-oJd Jlmmy, al hi"!
parent «•• ted hlmsell At tho !ea table, "I ""'S
,ory noor geLt.ing to the head 01 my c1.... tad!!.) ' I { ' How was that, J1tnrt,y1" r e.ph ed h:ia
p:\l'ent, bemgno.ntly "Why, .. blg w(lrd, c.amo
nil tbe "ay doVin 10 me, and II I eould only

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"I Wft.ot a pa.lr of butts (or l t.lus wee Ila.ddle ..
~ lid Mr8 M~Dougal, as slie entered the
!!laker's shop In an AmerIcan. City
II Frenqh
kid, ma 'am1"
mqUlred 1 ilia shoemaker,
poh telv H Ina-eed, he's naetpmg 0' the kInd
Si r" ~ald Mrs AI' Dollg.l, wltb some beat'
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am laddie, born .nd brc~ In the
GAllowga.te, lD ScoUa.nd "
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<\n lr ll~ hman who h ad wa.lked a long d11
tf\nee, reeh~g very thtrsty and seeIng a mIlk
man asked t he prIce of ~ ~uart 01 mll~
" Threepence," replied the mdkman
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,Ive me a quart In pmts," S,lld Pat
Pat, on
dFJJ\klng one pmt
&liked, H Bow do we
fit!l.ndf
1ho rrul1cman r eplIed, / ' lowe ye I a
plUt' It And I ~we you one," B61d Pat, 1180
we ere qUI ts ..
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you knOw. your Drder!, sentry'"
asked an officer of a.n over b~ght Insh 8Oldl~r
~n g uard du!}t
" Ycs, sir," was the r eply
{ .;Know the pomts of the compass?" con
tlllUeO tho otricer II Yes, Inr." "If you face
U C I unng sun you r left!" hftnd would be on Ute
nor t.h of you .nd your Tl ght to the south Dt
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What" ould be behInd you r n
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knapB8.ck, 51 r "
I "1Gmde (at museum) "Here you see the
Wo.'l'lStcClat ","oro bv Lord Nelson at the Ba.tiJe
of TrBfalgar
The' bullet that ended bl!i 1.i.fe
il"Cnt through thiS hol e here" Nurs'e (to h"r
t'llat-ges)
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you remember, children, how
r have wa~nerl you a gfunst cA.relessness! If
tn e hol e had been mend ed at the proper time
the bullet ~ould not have >gODe through It, aDd
be "ouId still be ali ve "
'1 he ' tramcar conductor eyed It cntlc&lly,
r nd thon ventured ~ pomt out to the lady
thl'tt the threepenny pIece had. a hole m It.
"Oh 'Well , tliat doesn't ma.tt.er, does rt?"
.h .. quer.led, qrchly
"I I am afr&ld It does
«'I~dllm," was the UD<!omprOmlSlng "reply'
.llleTe W8JI an awluvard pa.use, and then an
Idea etnlc' c the pas'!"lngbr
"'Ve il, then, give
mc a. t cket With I\. hole lJl It , that WIll make It

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fhe doors of .. cf::'t'tnm new hou!ie bad
r.hrunk Ihornbl,), os 16 the way of thE: modern

floor made or u Q!-e !lsoned ,",ood 1he bU Il der
\\ould no~ sead th e JOIner to repnlr them, Ss>
tne b"" .. holder t"eil the lroDlCal method,
tltal wrote C' Dear Slr,-The lWOe can.run
u nder most of our doors, but our cat cannot
rCl~lolV them
W Ill iou please -send a. man ",t
ouc.e to make room I under the doors for the
cot sud much obhge?"
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The COnSCH!ntioll9 old party on rbohday Lad
JutfWled a pcrlIu f to go over the locs.l biglIrId:' S manSIon, q.nd was qemg shown round by
, second footman, who was domg his best to
Jro .. e an efficJent clCeron~
In the hall the
rJltltor ptmsed before a. r a.ther gl'lDly plcture
ct JI~to the panelling over tile open fireplace
'~ov/ thIB, I suppose, WIll be an old m ..
'e r ' " abe cross Elxllmmed J eames looked sur
sed
"Oh, no, madam," he r eplie d, In !a
.~ -er shocked tone H Thntls the old mlSSUS "
So you're engaged to [MISS
Per cv1" saJd 4lgernon, extendtng
"Yes , that's mo,1! stud Porcy,
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ell, old man,' continued ~~~~~~~t
Ii 1 really sco.rcoly know :whether to c
In.te vou 01' t:;.ot I know she's a.
old dame, although she 's
\ ou'll have to gIve
.th"at:,.s,
t.nd also amokmg llnd
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nll very
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the F ond Coutrol Office 10 FrIar
to " ork and,s now In fuB ~'\'f"IDg .
mterest..ed land who ' s Inot oj)

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the ticket ~vsti!m m Gertttany,
fnr lU f&llure
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A m~itipg of the Councli Of th~! RelWllng
Chp,mber of Commer<:e was :held a.t FrIar atreet
Chamber'll On Thursday, Ma.) 10th, M't C E
H yea Ul
chalr It waa t!cldeu tO I I1l'8ert "
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paper. ,",king , traders to .eD d
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• httle girl " U.u.111," rePt the f.ther,
''It's a pla.ce whe~ they weigh money It
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any luol 0
yo.ul' flshl
tnp '" Fluke Ie Yell Counting
dse that go
away and those we thre'W b&ek, we almost gOi
seven"
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LIttle Ell. "I'm nov.., 80mg to HollonQ
~lhen. I grow up" / Governess H Why noU ,/

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tho Ch,~~~r. It
Do sum of 10 . gutneas
tary towards the cost
and the .coun~11
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'keen appJl't!clatloD o[ ;,
109 "tihe tWl1e'S t year m
be.
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1 he Actm} ~cretnry reported that a. new arrangement hud been made WIth respect to the
dlEt.nbuLloh of confidentuu Ulformat.rlOp ae to
openmg~fOr Bnt18h melchanta sn foreign coun

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It."t )Vas deCided to InVite, all mo.n:J(ac·
tu~Cl'S a d wholesal'e m~~h*,t.! whOf'Were n ot
of
the Chamber to Jom, in order to
membersL
receive the beneit of these reports It waa also

suggested
haL a !I1atlu!a£Lurers' ",ceLlon be
formed ~lt.h Its own committee and eli.alrman
Ihe Readmg I:IJld District Life Assurance Super
mtenden~g' Frtti-ernal Assoola.tion wa.s elected a
meIflbeI: ()f th.e Chamber
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It WIlS dOC1de~ to support a reliolutlOn from the
Portsmouth Chamber tha.t It. dlltnot regIster of
busmess .na.mes shquld be kept at each County
Court
The Secretary reported tbe r esu1t of • meetIDg
held ~t Devlze5, and the- foliowlDg rewlytlon was
p.ssep "That tb" Cliamber; OOIDS; very .troDilly
of the OPID10D that more use shoold and could be
made of tb, waterwa.ys of thLI country, do urge
upon the. Gov~rument to take "lInmediate steps
t.o utilise the. Kennet. and Avon Canal for cOn
vevance of heavy goodJ "
The secretary was tnBtrueted to send thiS to the
P resident of the Bow of 'I Tade, the preSident of
the Devl7..es Chamber of OOflDlerce, apd the Con
trollel of Canals
The Actmg Secretary reported that the Mavor
had fanned • CommIttee to pres. home to the
Rea.dm~ people the ur2ency 01 oconomll!JOg 111 the
use of food, and the Cha.ml:>el' .resolved! to BUl)'OOTt
the Mavor 10 hi. action 7 m &Dy wav Ithey colild,
and at Ithe same tJme to write to the Food Con
troller i"!'qUestlOg blm to lay down some more
defimte hne of pollcy
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By. T KINo-,P.A.UXS, 'Mft.OcheSler
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GAME No 1042
Apnl, 1917.

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SOLUTION TO PROBLl!lM No 2120
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Though a mUlch'... I,.r ••r
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Correot solutiool to Nos 2119/2110 floru II 01d
aolver " (Both U'If:se but of average meIC.t) 'f KlllgIfa.rka, G oTa.rvu (:.:! 119 A. faIr p.J,'Dblaru, l ~ut. the key IS
'Teak, though Borne of the ma.teg 111'0 Plct~-y 11:l0 A
})etter 'keylto this, but the White Ques'G'a Bide pa.wns
nrCl grea.t big finger- posts Mates only otllillnry) A
Goodman (2119 A damty affair "nth sp rue tllccllqnt trluJ keys 2120 A strong key but ~ood afterplay) Harry De";'; e (l have seen muth botter -tro}.U
th iS a.uthqr
2120- 18 however rathel ollgllla l In Its
ti~tung-tho ugh the key 18 mdIfferent) MalY We!!na.n,
'!Cpeltollllln," G Emmerson (Both n\ ell'l.ge pubhca.bon
pflSlboU8 po5fltlMlDg no 'tnkmg feRoturC!!)
'1 \Vo Ox
t qrd Boys" (2119 Very easy, bat 1J20 r,\efollDd mucli
barder WIth some unu8ual pl~)') F w i l'jlnltb (Bolo w
tlua oomposer's usuallv high standard) "Alice,"" A
Ftr.end 10 Kba.kl "(:2119 Ratller gootl mq.te!i. but the
problem tC marred bv a "eak lev 2120 .A 1tttle beauty
of no unuaua.l type' Though
key-move 'quts one
the eye," yet one ca.n out admU'e thCi stra.tegto atvle
of the after~pla.y The 'Vhit& Pe.wnsl on the Ql1eeu
Bide llldlc&te the pla.n of the ,u,~or)

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BOLUTfON TO PROBLEU NQ 2119.

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CORRESPONDENCE ETC
Smce tije poultry lenfteh of the Board of Agrl
L S P:BNUOSE J ..,,'DT KrNQ"P.&.RU-Wea.regreat1y
~ulturtl were prepared tile question 011 the lood
sunpJy of t.he natIOn h al beCODlS so senou&, t.bat obliged to you for oootribution of probfelll!.
ltfia nece:ssa.ry to' reserve) sound corn (wlteat, bar
l ey, r1ce and mlLl..Ze) fOI hUlll: &n lCQDSumpt ion to
NOTES AND NEWS
thf ut most .extent pOSSIble, and oats not takeu for
An nterMtmg and now verv .earce ojd o",,~"n ·vo·,,,
human food must be reaerv 4 for hOf888 Poultrv- 11 On8. by ! Guat&VUI Selbnus (6 fictitious
keepe1'8 ebould, therefore, i.\rOld usmg lor their Duke at Lun,nberglentitle4 "n.. 8chll(oh
fowls wheat, barler. oats, nce and maIZe, or a.ny. SVlel.1r prwtod a.t L.etpz1C to 1611, a c<>py
thlDg elao whIch '" SUItable for hU1ll1Ul conlu'!.p- 10 tho tKJU8&Ilon of the Liverpool Cbees
"fork h"" a very elaborate and decornttve title
tlOn
paile. Th' sceno at thn he&d of t.h~ page sho w~ the
Greeka r~SblD)! mto Trov througb th I~r •• ch' made by
tbe TioJ&OI lD olaer thB.t th6y llllgJij: drl1~ ' 10 the
u woodell 1\orae" 'rhUl hOrls of ~oul"Ae It UI wellforma the model of tbe m6deiitiStnunton Ohess
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are bla.nch
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t,.o grow, once It IS started, 118 the
v~,~et~'!e marrow
ThIS vegetable con Ii~ hod.
vanetieB, bush And trZliling ~ I Wl.tb
or custard frmbs One -methOd of
WIll be largely ad~ tillS
up a. pile of tur'Us, ~ea.\lJ.Dg
to fil l WItH. manure, a.nd
seede
The me.nure Fbould
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l!,ut certamly not SUItable for , th& kuman .bemg
Foods of many lkinds rue beinB' u.sed -l-rda.y which
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allow f
earthing up I en
been d , some well
be wprked into the bO~' 00
be ·com.pletely. ... ~vered WI,tp~~. a.yet
Into thlb the leek~ c~ be n leq.
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Every po\\ltry keeper JUlt DO'&' IS agItated .. to
wha.t they shall do WIth h,s swck ancl-' how , It
caD j.e fed ThO* who hove read my note, will
know I ha.ve alw y8 adV15~ the kceplDg and railmg of 88 m a.ny
lckc.ns as pOSSible, a.nd de!Spite
the present ooDdl 100! I ca,onot alter my ODlOlon
The order ""med recently from the Board of Agrl
culture urg10g that all lowl ••ho l1l~ be kdled ex
cept those which can be: fed .... on waste scraps, has
been altered, and now arty food "DUty be '1lsed pro
vl(ling It IS not a. food good enough' for human
OOngu,mptlon ~- Th18 Ix .. 'more reasona.ble request(
but I ..ould venture to 'uggoat th.~ tbe food usea
for the pnst t.two ancl a l:lalf .years .be.s ~t been
good 0l1ough lor' human C()nsumptlOn, merely be
cause the pr.u::e bas been alt.6ge.ther too high
lhere are not mnny poultry ·J;;oope1'8 out to lose
mQoey, for though eggs hi-ve bden at & ~ooa prlce
for SO~ monthii, !:.hey ha.ve not bt:e-n hIgh enough
to allow 90. lor wheat and 60s. lor oats per
guatter, hence It h .. ll\Oaut lfindmg $ ch.."er
gram, or somethlOg of not .~ch goQII , quality
lv.l06~ of t.b.~ 1cading food fu,1llS nave put a [~ea.l on
the market., whlch, whtle ans\\er1ng alt tlie }leeds
of the fowls, works out at a I®Mr/Lte pnce, and
a.t the same tIme hru:dly &I1y of it eoultl be used
for other stock and none at all for 4umo.n cqo·
sum1?t.ion l ' ho constItuent pu-t.a of thla meal
C9nlilit of clover meal, dIled gra.lJll5, nqe bran
malt cululnS, soya. mw, With som.e. gram mea.1 ,
VatlOu, forms of cocoan~t and olher ,nms ar," qelng
U!;ed to make lip meal ~. and the most tho.t COD be

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tree (or 111 9 per quar..
All orqera atld reRllit.a.nces to be addresaed
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Dy T ltrN:a--P.ur.:n, Ma.nehel
(SpeCl&Ul Contributed)
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permanent POSlti ns, tall gr~lDg --vaneties
mu~ t be pl&Cod a
least 2fL.. .part, and the
rows- should be:Sf distant from each other_
AfU,r plantmg, tte.~own the 5011 arounq, the
roots very firmly, -A firm grotuld mduces l tho.
plants to form spro ts oarher tha.n If
15
loo~ and open
A 5 v aU fork is the b6ttt tool
for I hftmg, I a.nd Igren.l:. care must be ~i.~ tAl
lIoVoU~. hrea1p.ng the roo •
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tImes, but the eXlgenclU of the II!ome[lt demllJld
a. cheaper yet effi.Clent food, - and Vhe manufac
tUTers have put thlS on .the \markct
There wGUld be Mme diffioulty m findmg -an
effiCIent meal for fatt.enl og which ca.n t-.Â¥e the
plaee eyf ground oats, hencs, It. WIll be best to lea ve
the hIgh class table stuff alone and gQ In fOT egg
p1 0du ctlOn The preseqt condlttons WJll mean
one thmg, and that 18 th, eliminatIon of a.ll ~...
leES stock, and brmg us .down to the bot m
where It ca.n be seen tho
VAlue of .the ..1'15 1
By thIS I do not mean the &ellD)! o( all \I1l(h cI...
stock but so many sma.ll pouJ,~ry geepe" ha.ve
pets whIch they keep on 'Y.e~r alter year,
any hope of seemg eggs, and yet they consume
10~ which could tie given to bU'da who o.re ellJ'J)
1D their own keep
t IS es,entm] that there lJ1llSt be .stnct economy
m the matter of food -a.nd fiat more med tban l :t
absolutely necessary To keep the hgbt breed
blr& In mce conditIOn t hsy- need four ounces of
gnw.:t per d'&3" or Its eqUlvafent 10 loft food
l'he
hS'VY~d' need more
thIS , hut the am ou nt
supphed ust be governed by what they can ~Ick
up
m&tance, If bn'ds are ont on a free range
t hey can find a lot of m.eet fO¢d Just now
thL8 Wlll ireduee the othtlr food, but -where
are c:/o.ely confined the whole 01 the lood
be given Do not tolerate msecta m the.
Q1! qn the hirdl!. because the}- mUl!it tie fed rmd thiS
me,ll! the blood of tbe IQwl, whtch 1'1'111 reqUIre
I l'np~vmg before t he b'rd can Qe m good hea.lth
DUj'jng the b ot "ea~her the food ma.v l>e redneed
;l. Ht.tle and more green food added, whICh If frcsh
from the gn.rden ,, 111 be found benefichll
Some
of the cow:se leaves Crom· cabhage and chppl n ~s
frnmi wt>E:ns. carl be bOlled and t~t9 Will help make
bulk thu :5 savl1tg 80me small portIP.9.' of meal Bv
cons rvmg food as much u.s pOMi'61e there Will
not be the need of ktllmg off any ~ef~1 . tock
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When plantlUg ' ~t Brussele .prout. in , f.ltciJ!

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lhnncl:'op ', long rooted beet, on theproduces finer tl'&vcmred roots ~tm the ~obe
'l\l'IOty, though !be latter 'e much lllO<'f reo
&lstant to frosts.
Sef1l of the ~Ooted
variety may now be sown m land. tm~usly
well dug and manured WIth ~ or
taperphosplmte
After rakm~ down 1.bei,""",
face finely, draw sballow dnUs 1ft.. .or. 115m
"p... t and ,sow thlllly, then """er wtill l fine
.011, and take down the surface to ke"l1 ' the
bed neat D!iLter on, the seedJi~ WIll ~
tJiinrung to BiB apart to obtlWl gpOO. rbots,
but! where pre(erred the seed ma.y be pl~
at ~hlS dUlt.a.ncd.. lU the tint pl&Ce :Beet rc- _
qU\reB a deep, ~lable soll, free from ~ump~
an<F stones, or
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UndC}r jthlS head mg we ha.V6 &rr¥ced to pubhsh
week J'; ao artICle 00 Poulky aJli Poult'ry Keep
mg br an expert, wblCh Ibould \ l>rove vel1" useful
at tha present t Url~ - The wnter wIll be -pleiaed
to -answer any questloDs by :readera, .he ebould
send t.h~r eorre!ipondenee r t.o The Ed ttor,
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SrJadS tbls yeat'
hig!> prIces th.t ....ry;
range space lD Ips
monal BOWlDgS of
"!s4ings
Lettuces may
rughtly 5UCCcStnODs, and when they
thumed out, almost sny space het'lf.een fruit
bushes 0, c.uliflowers, &C, will ser,!<\' 1il!.e t/"~'
pose Mustard and cuss should be 80~ ~ery
fortrught In hght soil, and r.adishes
out
every threo weeks A very :nnporta.nt ita m
the cultivatIon of e.a.l:a.de 18 tl:ta.t.ijf the.v?Isn'ta
e.re to be tender and JUlCJ und of" fine Il'Do.vpnr,.
the leaves and roots should never, te allo'!ed

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qaQb.ge lettQce
best catch fcrops, but
gatpered, are valuable
m e. stOgie row bet" een
deep, and In S IJ1i "eeks
(or gathermg
SpInach
success III dulls 1m
lWl:\atever crops are
membered that 0.[, least
leIt eIther SIde of the row,
,takmg
,At
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'Sprmg broccoh are nbw at
,n many places, m Bp I te or the
finel head s bave been formed"
ft.st sprJug
'W h ere there IS
,oung hews should
Df p&oper at rugh t time, the
:urlea 0\ er t prot.cct frpm
generally all come to m"tu~J~ l
~hose not wnn\cd at once
.t9red till wonted They WIll
for some time if tbe stems are
the bead.
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heads covered

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pla.n
~eral
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