. The vegetable industry in New York state ... Vegetables; Gardening. 1404 The Vegetable Industry in Xew Yoek State because these varieties are more valuable M^hen marketed than any of the late sorts. This is generally the case when the location is vs^ithin easy shipping distance of some large city. On the other hand, where the cost of shipping is too great, the late varieties are grown for canning purposes or for making catsup. GEOWING EAELY TOMATOES The early crop although the most expensive to grow is at the same time the most profitable where it can be grown successfully. Fig. 428.— Well-G
. The vegetable industry in New York state ... Vegetables; Gardening. 1404 The Vegetable Industry in Xew Yoek State because these varieties are more valuable M^hen marketed than any of the late sorts. This is generally the case when the location is vs^ithin easy shipping distance of some large city. On the other hand, where the cost of shipping is too great, the late varieties are grown for canning purposes or for making catsup. GEOWING EAELY TOMATOES The early crop although the most expensive to grow is at the same time the most profitable where it can be grown successfully. Fig. 428.— Well-Geown Tomato Plants Ready for Traxsplantixg and markeied economically, but it requires far more skill to pro- duce it: First, the seeds must be planted in a manure hotbed or greenhouse about two and one-third months prior to the time the plants can be planted out in the field. They are grown in the seed bed until about five weeks old and then transplanted to cold frames. The beds must be made by using about three inches of manure (new horse manure preferred) on which is placed five. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original New York Bureau of Farmers' Institutes. [Albany
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