. Soils and plant life as related to agriculture . Agriculture; Soils; Plants. VEGETABLE GROWING 325 after careful tillage, the plants must still be blanched by banking earth or leaning boards against the stems. If bjr careful preparation of the soil, by transplanting the small plants to level ground or to the bottom of a fur- row, by painstaking cultivation and banking, you succeed in raising celerj', you will often find the home- grown product superior to that purchased at the market. Celerj^ is grown in im- mense fields of reclaimed muck or swamp land in Michigan and California. Sweet Corn.
. Soils and plant life as related to agriculture . Agriculture; Soils; Plants. VEGETABLE GROWING 325 after careful tillage, the plants must still be blanched by banking earth or leaning boards against the stems. If bjr careful preparation of the soil, by transplanting the small plants to level ground or to the bottom of a fur- row, by painstaking cultivation and banking, you succeed in raising celerj', you will often find the home- grown product superior to that purchased at the market. Celerj^ is grown in im- mense fields of reclaimed muck or swamp land in Michigan and California. Sweet Corn. — Like other corn, this is a warm season crop, de- manding a great deal of sunlight, moisture and available plant food. Sweet corn, or sugar corn, in common with other vegetables grown for their seeds, is never transplanted. We should remember, how- ever, that some varie- ties mature more quickly than others and endure a little more cold weather. Our first planting, which should not be made until the soil is fairly warm, varieties, such as the "Early Minnesota," the " Golden. Fig. 149. — Lima beans. should be of the small-stalked. 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 Cunningham, Jules Cool, 1879-; Lancelot, William Henry, 1874-. New York : Macmillan
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