Annual report of the Board of Control of the New York Agricultural Experiment Station . protectors in stock. RECOMMENDATIONS. In the employment of tar pads as a means of protecting earlycabbage, truckers should arrange to transplant seedlings of goodsize with rather long cannot be satisfac-torily adjusted about smallplants, for in setting suchseedlings it is necessary toplace them low in the soilso that only the leavesprotrude. Moreover, whiletransplanting it is well toavoid placing the seedlingin a depression. This fre-quently occurs when the workof setting is done by hand,for in
Annual report of the Board of Control of the New York Agricultural Experiment Station . protectors in stock. RECOMMENDATIONS. In the employment of tar pads as a means of protecting earlycabbage, truckers should arrange to transplant seedlings of goodsize with rather long cannot be satisfac-torily adjusted about smallplants, for in setting suchseedlings it is necessary toplace them low in the soilso that only the leavesprotrude. Moreover, whiletransplanting it is well toavoid placing the seedlingin a depression. This fre-quently occurs when the workof setting is done by hand,for in making a hole for theroots more earth is removedthan is necessary, so thatafter the operation is com-pleted the plant occupies thecenter of a shallow pads placed about cab-bages that have been set insuch situations are liable tobecome covered with soilduring the first shower, whichreduces their efficiency. Some growers set theircabbage plants on a slightridge. This practice is anadvantage where tar pads are used, as the protectors are not liableto become covered with Fig. 23. Tak Pads Properly AdjustedAbout Cabbages. New York Agricultural Experiment Station. 421 To secure the greatest benefit the tar papers should be appliedimmediately after the plants are set in the field. If this work isdelayed for several days it gives the flies an opportunity to depositnumerous eggs about the plants. The method of applying the card is to separate the two edges ofthe slit running to the center, slip the card around the plant afterit is set, and see that it fits snugly about the stem. The paper padshould then be pressed down firmly so that the under surface will bein contact with the soil, and the radial opening closed. (Fig. 23.) In the use of tar pads the more important points to keep in mindare to set good-sized plants, place them on a ridge rather than ina trench, and attach the tar papers at the time the seedlings aretransplanted. In experimental efforts by truckers to d
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