COMMONPLACE NOTES. 
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Friday, September 28, 
9.30 a.m» The Soil and the Plant — the Nitrogen Supply. P. J. 
Chittenden. 
10.30 A.M.-12.30. Beans for Allotment Gardens. A. S. Gait. 
a P.M.- 5. Cabbages and the Cabbage tribe. C. Wakely. 
Exhibition of Potatos continued. 
Saturday, September 29. 
9.30 a.m. The Soil and the Plant — the Supply of Earth Salts. F, J. 
Chittenden. 
10.30 A.M.-12.30. Parsnips, Carrots, and Beet for Allotment Gardens. A. S. 
Gait. 
Monday, October 1. 
9.30 a.m. Seed-Sowing. F. J. Chittenden. 
10.30 A.M.-12.30. Other Root Crops for Allotment Gardens. A. S. Gait. 
2 P.M.— 5. Hardy Fruits — Plum and Apple. C. Wakely, 
Demonstration on Tree Forms. 
Tuesday, October 2. 
9.30 a.m. Spacing. F. J. Chittenden. 
10.30 A.M.-12.30. Salads for Allotment Gardens. C. Wakely. 
2 p.m.- 5, Arrangement of Crops on Allotments. A. S. Gait. 
Exhibition of Apples. 
Wednesday, October 3. 
9.30 a.m. Food Values. F. J. Chittenden. 
10.30 A.M.-12.30. Disposal of Allotment Garden Produce. A. S. Gait. 
Co-operation among Allotment Holders. C. Wakely. 
2 p.m.- 5. Successional and Intercropping in South. C. Wakely. 
Successional and Intercropping in North. A. S. Gait. 
Demonstration on Transplanting. 
Thursday, October 4. 
9.30 A.M. Spraying. F. J. Chittenden. 
10.30 A.M.-12.30. Storing and Winter Keeping of Vegetables. C. Wakely. 
2 P.M.-5. The Potato Disease and the Results of Spraying. A. S. Gait. 
Making of Burgundy Mixture. 
Exhibition of Spraying Instruments. 
Friday, October 5. 
9.30 a.m. Mistakes Lecturers make. F. J. Chittenden. 
0.30 A.M.-12.30. Soil Pests. A. S. Gait. 
2 p.m.- 5. Seed Economy and Seed Saving at Home. F. J.Chittenden. 
Exhibition of Beets. 
Potatos on Bracken Land. 
The war has led to the making of many experiments, and not the 
least interesting are those connected with the treatment of the land. 
Mr. John A. A. Williams, of Aberglaslyn Hall, Beddgelert, N. Wales, 
tells us of a particularly interesting one made by him on bracken- 
infested land there. The land was broken up and the ashes of burnt 
bracken, together with a little basic slag, were strewn upon the ground 
as manure — nothing else. Potatos were then planted and grown 
"on in the usual way, giving an excellent crop. Such land in Ireland, 
too, when broken often produces good results with potatos. Bracken 
ashes, it may be noted, so long as they have not been exposed to the 
weather, contain a fair amount of potash. 
