. The modern guide for fruit and truck shippers and poultry raisers in the southern states; . press or carlots. TOMATOES. HOW TO GROW, CULTIVATE, PICK, PACK AND SHIP TOMATOES. Tomatoes are by far the mo,st important vegetable crop grown in theSouth for Northern markets. The growing and shipping of tcmaloes isalso more difficult than any other crop, and large profits, from the cultureof tomatoes, can only be -obtained through knowledge and , qualities, appearance, selection and packing are the predominat-ing features. It is therefore our intention to make tomato culture, bot
. The modern guide for fruit and truck shippers and poultry raisers in the southern states; . press or carlots. TOMATOES. HOW TO GROW, CULTIVATE, PICK, PACK AND SHIP TOMATOES. Tomatoes are by far the mo,st important vegetable crop grown in theSouth for Northern markets. The growing and shipping of tcmaloes isalso more difficult than any other crop, and large profits, from the cultureof tomatoes, can only be -obtained through knowledge and , qualities, appearance, selection and packing are the predominat-ing features. It is therefore our intention to make tomato culture, bothfor spring and fall crop, as complete as possible, so as to assist, especial-ly the beginner, to bring tomato mlture to a successful issue. SOIL. It is by no means necessary to select rich, heavy ground to grow toma-toes on; in fact, light, sandy soil, well drained, sloping to the south, ismuch preferable. r<)mat<!px. ii;j Fi:i;;it. For an early crop to push the young plants to maturity, specific manures,judiciously applied, form useful agents and are used hy all well posted. loMAIOKS market gardeners. From .)(iu ])Ounds to 1,UU0 pounds of a well mixedhigh grade fertilizer and 50 pounds nitrate of soda should be used peracre, either broadcast or in drills, thoroughly mixed with the soil. VARIETIES AND SEED. There are many excellent varieties of tomatoes, some gardeners pre-ferring one and some another. All agree, however, that the LivingstoneFavorite, the Livingstone Beauty, the Stone, Dwarf Champion and Acmeare in the lead for commercial use. SOWING THE SEED. The seed should be sown in hotbeds about ten weeks before it will besafe to plant in the open field. The young plants should be transplantedseveral times in cold frame to make plants stocky. PLANTING. When the ground is warm and all danger of frost is over, the plantsshould be very carefully transplanted. As the tomatoes like sunshine andventilation, we recommend planting further ^ipart than usual, say, make
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