. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. 12 THE BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN [Saturday, September 9, 1911. 1 THE FARM 1 CELERY EASILY GROWN. Celery is a good market crop, but there are many other crops which pay better. In the famous Kalamazoo district in Michigan, where the crop is grown ex- clusively on hundreds of acres by ex- perts, it is stated that the average profit, after rental of land, growing and mar- keting expenses are all paid does not ex- ceed $100 per acre. Occasionally we hear of phenomenal crops for a single year, but as a rule celery is only moder- ately profitable. It is a fine crop for e
. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. 12 THE BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN [Saturday, September 9, 1911. 1 THE FARM 1 CELERY EASILY GROWN. Celery is a good market crop, but there are many other crops which pay better. In the famous Kalamazoo district in Michigan, where the crop is grown ex- clusively on hundreds of acres by ex- perts, it is stated that the average profit, after rental of land, growing and mar- keting expenses are all paid does not ex- ceed $100 per acre. Occasionally we hear of phenomenal crops for a single year, but as a rule celery is only moder- ately profitable. It is a fine crop for every farmer to grow because it is one of the most delic- ious vegetables produced. It is not dif- ficult to grow celery. It requires exceed- ingly rich land, some commercial fertil- izer and a great care in cultivation and bleaching. In the Kalamazoo district, where very fine celery is grown, the soil is a very black, rich, spongy sort of loam, but good celery is grown on sandy land and on clay loam. The ground must, however, be put in- to thorough cultivation and very heavily manured, in fact, it ought to be well fer- tilized for at least two years before being planted to celery. The land must be well drained, be- cause damp, soggy soil will not produce sound, firm celery. This crop should usually follow some early crop like peas. The seed should be sown in rows about four feet apart. After the ground has been thoroughly prepared and manured it should be left long enough for the weeds to get a start, when it should be thoroughly manured and then planted. The rows should be about two inches â wide and the seed should be scattered over the entire width, then the seed should be firmed into the soil by passing a roller over it, after which the seed should be covered very lightly with a rake. To prepare the ground for celery, rows should be made about four feet apart, and a light application of well rotted stable manure and nitrate of potash placed in the iurrows. The plants taken
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