The allotmenteers were discussing their craft at the street corner ere disbanding' for the night. "I put in peas," said one, "and they were through the ground in four days." "That's nothing,"' said another. "I had some up in three days." Near by was a small boy who thereupon broke in with: "My father put in peas an' they were all up next day." "Has your father got a hothouse?" asked one of the group. "No, he's got hens." They had only just been married. "How much money have you got, dear?" the young husband' asked. "Let me see," she replied. "About half a crown." "Throw it away and let's start on the level," he replied.
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King Country Chronicle, Volume XXXIII, Issue 4810, 14 July 1939, Page 2
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