. Celery culture; a practical treatise on the principles involved in the production of celery for home use and for market, including the selection of soil, production of plants, cultivation, control of insects and diseases, marketing and uses. Celery. PREPARATION OF LAND 13 drag, constructed by nailing together three pieces of square scantling, as shown in Fig. 6. The Meeker harrow, as illustrated by Fig. 7^ is a splen- did tool for imparting a smoothness to the surface of the soil, as it performs practically the same work as a steel rake and is rapid in its operation. Just ahead of the transp
. Celery culture; a practical treatise on the principles involved in the production of celery for home use and for market, including the selection of soil, production of plants, cultivation, control of insects and diseases, marketing and uses. Celery. PREPARATION OF LAND 13 drag, constructed by nailing together three pieces of square scantling, as shown in Fig. 6. The Meeker harrow, as illustrated by Fig. 7^ is a splen- did tool for imparting a smoothness to the surface of the soil, as it performs practically the same work as a steel rake and is rapid in its operation. Just ahead of the transplanters the land is marked off in rows, either with a flat-soled, three-shoe. FIG. 7—MEEKER HARROW FOR SMOOTHING SURFACE FOR PLOWING marker, or by means of one of the various types of special marking machine, wdiich can be home manu- factured. Some of these marking devices merely indicate the row and compact the soil slightly, leaving the transplanters to gauge the distance between the plants. A satisfactory marking device consists of two wheels, or rollers, each having a face 6 to 8 inches wide and equipped at regular intervals with round-pointed pegs which form the holes for setting the plants. This form of machine can be constructed to be drawn by a horse or by hand. If a horse is employed to draw the marker, the horse should be provided with boots as illustrated in Fig. 8, to prevent sinking into the soft 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 Beattie, William Renwick. New York, Orange Judd company
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