. The vegetable industry in New York state ... Vegetables; Gardening. GROWING EARLY PLANTS E. H. Hallett, St. Johnsbuey Centee, Vt. A successful crop from the garden de- pends largely upon the plants we use. ilany lose sight of this and use anything that is a plant, regardless of its vitality and ability to produce. Let us first consider that plant and ani- mal are practically the same — both have to eat, drink and breathe — therefore es- sentially they should be eared for in about the same way. The dairyman of today, if he wishes to raise a cow that is a great pro- ducer, must start as soon a
. The vegetable industry in New York state ... Vegetables; Gardening. GROWING EARLY PLANTS E. H. Hallett, St. Johnsbuey Centee, Vt. A successful crop from the garden de- pends largely upon the plants we use. ilany lose sight of this and use anything that is a plant, regardless of its vitality and ability to produce. Let us first consider that plant and ani- mal are practically the same — both have to eat, drink and breathe — therefore es- sentially they should be eared for in about the same way. The dairyman of today, if he wishes to raise a cow that is a great pro- ducer, must start as soon as life begins. He must take charge of the animal every day seeing that it has the proper amount of feed, drink and air. He must see that not a day passes but that the animal increases in growth. If at any time it has not received the necessary feed and care its capacity for production may be injured. Plant life is exactly the same. We find when talking with people about plants that they want them stocky, well-colored and vigorous for setting. But do we always get such? N^o; because we do not take enough care in growing them. Often we who grow for the market are so eager to get bigger returns from the amount of space that the plants have to suffer. FOECINCt HOUSE In growing early plants it is necessary, especially in this north- ern country, to have a greenhouse for sowing the seed and forcing to the time of transplanting. Beginners are sometimes frightened at the expense of this, but they need not be, for a house that is small, with good light and well-heated will do as well as one costing thousands of dollars. Two hundred dollars will build one in which .50,000 plants can be started as well as in a more expensive house. [1314]. 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 New York Bureau of Farmers'
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