Reading Observer 10-1917

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GARDENING.

THE
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It is

!fINTS .TO ALl.OTMENT WORKERS . •

and delicious
mane.

P .rh.p'- /he oomrnOJUl.t 01
18 thll~ kni~n 8.5 "
sho'«n b) eUi)lt': I1tchc5 of
brown \f.I&rklogB . cn ..... tbe\ tubers
many ca.sp..J t ly!- b nrm done to t11e
' hI) ~hght, Buoll infected 08es should on
~v unt .he IItored, for th e dlfiense Will
r.plllly on tho store All 'p&rong. 01 .
ort \\ hon su~b dlseoset.\ p oti\toes are
pared for the tnQh, shou:\d.be l;)tJrnt, or,
" ",d for poultry , o~ PI&~ lU st ~Oll~~ ( to
lhe di sease sl?ores ~ .. l ,
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"nd - their" coqesJ></U<jon ••
.. ~e adln: ...Observe,,:!'

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Ilighly
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Under this h1e;cdlDg W • • no...
weekly an article on
'"g bri an expcl't,. which
at. <the pre.e1)~ time . • Tbe
, to anlwer anji 'CJllMtIOf'll ·by

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SEASONABLE

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of tbe ~ trpulil cs -.nth rufmy
tr~iiI this e.utUlnn h tLS ,been the
.nrijll'fqrm It""lS only on old he~ry
~ o!ms , o.p\)ear m !uoh num ber~ thnt
spoil the lubers; but wh ere Un 8 ' troubre
necurr('d every effort should be J Jmade.
PltparlDg th. gr:ound fOJ' another .el"'~n I"
c;r.qps to onl ti vt\tc 1t deeply and Tld ge
well, ~o that the frolt ,.may get well mto
b"lak up lh • • ",1 A good dre"'ng of
&hQUld be BI1:~n tbiS aut.umn, &Dd th e
.!tOJ.1ld bS forlred "or early nelt spring.
Que

with
Flavour
by

Beef Ex tract prepared

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1\ nu ll), S E
l:u dox not
of bed e"r ,c t, but al so

ya.rd) a8 8001\ U 0.9 crop. &re taken ...up.
I"ltd 8houjd ,also tie dug thoroughly, I\IId
turned up _that fro.sUs and bn'ds mar get to
grub. hlb6l'n.tiDS . . . in the soil. All weeds,
cayod le.vea, and , 6ther rubb"h . • hould
burnt, thus prOTldlllg • ceriaID
potash, anti .rr.otu.!ly getllng nd
~t pests

DOX to-day.
·lOd .. 4

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On e.l1oiments where caterpiUars haTe
\ e tv trouhlesbme till S eumm br the 8011
be dres!cd. 'WIth qUJckllmlQ (ilb to the

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WallOower
WddThymo

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Wood Vlole.t

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SUo!!,!e tah1f'" 'la., _ ....
Cnemutl lind

Sto~4.

Palace Warks,

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were
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1\1111 tIlE, Sult11uy
relllh'r mg or th ~ CUldMo.~
b, lhe l::lm Pu rl;: Ch.otr,
(sopr flw,), nOli) :Mes')'''

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1l.t'J mef'lhnl!' ..,. IS
oft~~

aud Cog l . Hall

'[',,;,,'10.'. ';lth"nl' • .Mr'5 .e ttt ' prt!.t(lftt1,

Mrs l)'I"er

8a.l\iC two
re.ch~

the aHm\· c.l ~fl ry '''4...
"a gl.!lll liy r io

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WIls a. 1.1I ~e ' uttcud.l11('e.
ptenJe,l. T he ).te\" A H.
Ihe r evort ~nteu
:iihowcd a ' e-rs i'il~eceasf ul

I b4t.b .nce U111o.lId
Ml'!'I 1\.1\1((
tl~b to tbo Sc rct"l"Y,' fOl lu: r

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oLe of

wOlk. h ?\Il_S nmt for tnLllHug th l} 'Ch lhl r.~I1.
til e llf'li tlUel'lI. ttiemseh-ee; . This" tUI aeco{ll~ I

.'\. 11 S" ~Ulsborough. 11; ho also thO..nkcltl
for pte.sld~l~ 'D,e nrogranime cOIlW~
lunea us ttems n:nd "etc JlI~)1 rcn-!erecl bv the

Ih(\'ll'" 1?;O:l.t.rlbut!n~ UewS

M.He1 Jdnl!e"; a.ud

soio.!h Hilda B eeL:eU, 1~lc Dcclcley,
I", lteg'{le Mill" lrf no Bea.sler, Ueoq.re
H Ibbs. " olct] 0 I':y /l.ut! Dorothy l'enn;e.
l ocHed. FJon e l'uct er. W~lter lhLhuer'
(sougs) DrilI au!.llUlU't.h <IUd actIon
by t he gtrls.
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meettng o! the Parish
t!te Scboolroom 00 Mond"'~ evenlDg
Hdrdmg (chltrm:m), Q J<1mt, Dobie,

110'0' IUld ote~ ~bn of

toil neceuary lor,u.ir ~h .... """ __PDlellt.

\VnrnCl nnd the Cler k (Air ' E .. C
'\ere presellt It " as slated that !L '5}lpply

for sma 11 conSUDlers <:!Ul In'l the ; W!nter
had be<:-n satisfactori ly pIovlded ~ :Jn~e r
arran;;ed b) SIr W PbJlltmfll:e , J ~lis,- ,
.llld ~!,.. Ni cholso n, whereby .c~t­
could obtam small q uantities' fr o'ill lfr
nt current. pri ces A vole of thaIlks \o:a~
to Mr Dob1e for cut.tmg t be glBU' on the
Ur,ouod The unsatIsfactory .'~.f' yl
\' AS ilj!atn brough t to t.be notice of.
Doble prornlEed to see tD t.he. ·
~"P-;;~t~~a'":t'~as-; dlrect.ed t" calJ the o.tte'ne
at H enler to the mCODH eatb Post olli ...
"""UU'K. when peo"'le
wmtmg "aMilt.

"'Sanay , Mils

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\IEASLES
the youn .t!er ch ildren of t he J:l8:rJIll
tb~

tnfant f

m consequ ence

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THE WAR
'Was rt:cend In '1l'argra,\,6 last Tft:e.k of tLo
sacrl ~cc. beng pi,d by t hree (I f Its ijlns,
tprcnch Valentine Sharp anu 'Fred
former dlen of "ounds, and the other
in

act ion

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P.ronijl • .;;, _ Iikriy to '1."" ~"'e , aiod'
~ are'stot-ei..
'.('be ,beet plan 18 to
let iQom re"""" "hero iboy ' ue, HIy di~lIj,
them np as ttie.y are W1lII'fr.Ai. If ~ fJost

flaveur if

threatens,

P)tOBLl!M No 2164
KUlo- PAllXB.

bracken, long lltter~ 4 or e'f.:en dry leaves, ,..bi~
'0'111 keep the frMt OIIt of the grOvruI. H tJie
~ b2 c~
In . . . outdoen.

IUl. Peat.

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2_ Q - K4ob etc.

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evC'nmg the members met to r,,.
plA.ns for the commg 'Winter meetmgs The
llrnm,;",d to gi ve an a.dd,..ess a.t the Nonmilond

the

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(Mr

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'Ir

Coleby were askfd tn report .
(II suggeft.ed h!St of subjects Wblch
corlS;cler,'d of 511ffictent '"t.ere~t to be
at future m ee tln g~

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ALAR\! OF FIRE
T!!1IrM<\,\" mornlD~ In last week, a.bout 9.:x.r.
Fire Rngade received a. call from
:Milnor the resHience of Sir Wliha.q) ' ¥..,
a. \~ert sport time' they were on Ithe SlJat:
a. blocH of wood to' which an cl{'ct.T'to
fixed ","s burnmg
It ,.. ~ prol"ptlr .
and a.ll d.ln~er v. as qUickly over. :r.f~
the butler, fortunately dl !5COV~ ~
10 time- to prevent a senous cono.a~ !

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(lARDE'<ERR' ASSOCTA1'IO!'.
Wf".e k 5 rneetln~ one of the
took plat-e Membe!1L were

large vOtse WIth Mlch;\e1 mns
£:1\ e t he best effect. ~5Slble
pm'-,d ed b, ~fe ssrs " nt.crer,
Ltd of tho \I argt1i:v.- P I:mt

entCT'od the compeLltu:m

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.."ay.

a:row

In
Diocesan M''Il"..lIl.
Oxford aays .
It 18 no g~ tor . alrotm~nt holders' to tbink
"Wh~ I
whf'.fl th ey are ;r8!Ptt"iDg &Dy coarle lanell for
future crop& that "II kind. 01 weed. can be men~y
d ug In_
Wc~ds IIUell a.a twitch, bj:lldEtI edt sta.y
p"renDlal thl!tlo., netlles, .11\1 clockj m
be general
got lip root and. bJjancb, or they will con nue
10 cause trouble
These weed! are e!pooially
tl ollbl csome on ncconnt of th~tr long ]oiiLed
llndcrground steDl"B, w.hlch trail 10 aUj
! lo n s, and, u1l1eaa ef ery piece IS picked
and, for preference, bor:qt, I fresh p!an'ta
gr ::n't from them.

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They can .011 be jl""ted out between alan·
d ~ Td frwt trees, .n
WIll
and tmit sue
<••.ruUy 1lD<Ier auch condlt'&B.. . Wbil~ the
bushes stm remai'Ds I5'11\.U, the ' space-be eeD
them may •• "Iy b. utlb~ed by srowin« ucb
FlUaH !haped, !haUo,,·roo'ttng crops IS' lettuces/ spinach, 8~Il""bernes l colewer'ts, ~ rand

Where 8. frame ia i avatlD.ble, 1BOlflngl5
be made In shallow ptm.8 "or r;Eea of
c.:lrly -forcing cauh80wers to head m
t::p rlDj:(, and alsp pt a rather later Vllriet~ 10
phe larger lieads- to follow
Where Qn y a
1, 'T)qln~h$ 0.1 two, or eyen jFrench clO_QDe or
1"..'11 gla.~eea. are'" avail.ble. a mere pmcli of
Med ~ould be pqt~ tinder etw!h one
These
rrused plan'" If kept in a frame or 8I'ceahouJ8
throu gb
~tntel' '!nd plAnted' out. .. nt th e jead
ttt . Apf1.1 0)1 gooa ,sQ:l1" vw1ll 81,,(e fine ~hit.e
"el~ 111 th e ..r11 PITt of the 8U111m,er:

B:'Kt2c~

2 , QxKt oh etc.

I In the spnll8' tlme u1ad pl,nte, sueh ae raalsbes.
Mo nda.~

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, 22 Q-B7Ob
Q
Q - Q7ch etc.
etc.

It II a sOO<\ tiree "OW 10 pbInt JI'D""!! SI)Ot'!berry bush .., but it mUlt be romeinloer~a that,
thou~h ibey ore ... ~ II111IU when newly
bought, - tIle[ m... t be 8'''~ phoaloy of roonl for
developmeo , for _ theIr g?6wth is rapid. ' I Ai
leo.st. 5ft. "luare sb8U1d be allowed each

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tII'. ,bed can-' be o.vered with

bed mU6t

ha. bro,'en out and spread WIth ,great .

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hQlllU8, ,and f .... tbiI _ n neOoi • plentiful
lu",1y of ~ _f*er in \be oIuope 111, ' tor
pref~lIce; f.~, - . . . 'I'hiII"ald be
alV! ill, ' as ""II' .. ,~ ' eiIior ' Ii4'\ery Aiji iI!'i~
i. to be ""'~. ...............- of ~..tI
lJJie 'JiiBd .,
.n&b huml1ll i8 to ~"
w.~. 1til<I ~ . to oUe doora ""'" dec... ·
po .. ; and.., ' tIlel1 \ dig tMa
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bU1'1ed

WARGRAVE.
am n n~

earbo"",

10' • .,pplr pll111l0 ~ "'" food e1 ....... in the.

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ha.s bcc')me necessary to close

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erG.?1 Humul iwapJ'OlM8 tK eeDdltmn et
lig"t ud 'M aty . . . m It 1S.aIe.
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