. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. Establishment of R. Yooker, Grand Bapids, Mich. the spray mixture the day it is mixed, as it loses strength if held over. The • (uickest and best way to mix it is to "lump the copper sulphate into five gal- lons or less of boiling water and stir it hard for a few minutes, and again in about fifteen minutes, instead of waiting all day for it to dissolve in • old water. Slake your lime in another l)ucket. Do not let the lime burn 'Iry and do not drown it with water; j,'ive it a little water every few minutes until slaked under high temperature.
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. Establishment of R. Yooker, Grand Bapids, Mich. the spray mixture the day it is mixed, as it loses strength if held over. The • (uickest and best way to mix it is to "lump the copper sulphate into five gal- lons or less of boiling water and stir it hard for a few minutes, and again in about fifteen minutes, instead of waiting all day for it to dissolve in • old water. Slake your lime in another l)ucket. Do not let the lime burn 'Iry and do not drown it with water; j,'ive it a little water every few minutes until slaked under high temperature. Then pour both into the barrel of water and mix thoroughly. Stir often while using it. H. G. YONKER'S VEGETABLE BANOE. Twelve years ago E. Yonker, Grand Rapids, Mich., built a small greenhouse for growing vegetables. In those days the greenhouses were of low construc- tion and a house twenty feet wide was considered a big one. Mr. Yonker de voted the house to leaf lettuce. Grand Rapids variety; radishes and parsley, and the products were sold to the gro- cers of Grand Kapids. The business for the first season was encouraging and the following year several additional houses were built. The business has grown from its small beginning until today Mr. Yonker has one of the most up-to-date ranges of vegetable houses in the state of Michi- gan. The new houses erected last sea son are Garland iron frame, each .34x275. The eaves or gutters are eleven feet high. There are no posts; the roof is supported by truss construction. This permits placing the heating pipes six feet or more above the beds and per mits working the soil by horse. The greenhouses are supplied with an overhead sprinkling system, and each house, 275 feet in length, can be wa- tered from one point. One illustration shows one of the large new greenhouses in full crop with Grand Rapids lettuce. Many of the plants weigh nearly a pound. The pictures were taken Janu- ary 10, 1912, and as soon as this crop was cut, new l
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