. Annual report of the New York State College of Agriculture at Cornell University and the Agricultural Experiment Station. New York State College of Agriculture; Cornell University. Agricultural Experiment Station; Agriculture -- New York (State). ®lj? Cornell Urabtttij-OItwrara LESSON FOR THE FARM L. H. Bailey, Director Course for the Farm, Royal Gilkey, Supervisor VOL II. No. 30 ITHACA, N. Y. DECEMBER 15, 1912 vegetable-gardening SERIES No. 1 HOTBED CONSTRUCTION AND MANAGEMENT A. E. Wilkinson The advantages of a good hotbed, to both the home and the com- mercial vegetable grower, have many
. Annual report of the New York State College of Agriculture at Cornell University and the Agricultural Experiment Station. New York State College of Agriculture; Cornell University. Agricultural Experiment Station; Agriculture -- New York (State). ®lj? Cornell Urabtttij-OItwrara LESSON FOR THE FARM L. H. Bailey, Director Course for the Farm, Royal Gilkey, Supervisor VOL II. No. 30 ITHACA, N. Y. DECEMBER 15, 1912 vegetable-gardening SERIES No. 1 HOTBED CONSTRUCTION AND MANAGEMENT A. E. Wilkinson The advantages of a good hotbed, to both the home and the com- mercial vegetable grower, have many times been strongly emphasized. In making garden plans it seems almost imperative to consider hotbeds, unless a larger forcing outfit, such as a greenhouse, is to be built. Among. Fig. 5.—A four-sash hotbed. Notice the slat frame for shading, the straw mat for protection, the open bed with vegetables, and the ventilating sash the advantages that a properly managed hotbed gives to the home garden, the following may be mentioned: 1. It is possible by this means to start plants much earlier than they could be started under natural conditions, and by transplanting these to the garden an advance growth of four to six weeks may be gained over seeds sown in the ground. Published semi-monthly throughout the year by the New York State College of Agriculture at Cornel! University. Entered as second-class matter October 13, ion, at the post office at Ithaca, N. Y., under the Act of Congres3 of July 16, 1894. [I6l5]. 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 State College of Agriculture; Cornell University. Agricultural Experiment Station. [Ithaca, N. Y. ?]
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