Bulletin . between lettuceon April 9, we began picking fruit on July 10. The plantswere set 18 inches apart each way and trained to one varieties used were Early Acme, Beauty, New LibertyBelle, Ignotum, Fordhook First and Bonds Early Figure 55. These varieties from past experience hadproved very valuable for forcing. Records were kept of eachof the varieties. On examination of data at hand, it was found that August 136 UTILIZING THE GREENHOUSE IN SUMMER 10th could safely be counted upon as about the ripening periodof the outdoor crop in New Hampshire. Figuring the yieldp
Bulletin . between lettuceon April 9, we began picking fruit on July 10. The plantswere set 18 inches apart each way and trained to one varieties used were Early Acme, Beauty, New LibertyBelle, Ignotum, Fordhook First and Bonds Early Figure 55. These varieties from past experience hadproved very valuable for forcing. Records were kept of eachof the varieties. On examination of data at hand, it was found that August 136 UTILIZING THE GREENHOUSE IN SUMMER 10th could safely be counted upon as about the ripening periodof the outdoor crop in New Hampshire. Figuring the yieldper average plant for each variety to Aug. 10th, and thentaking the average of the whole, the yield figured 2 lbs., 6^2 square foot. The average price which tomatoes havebrought between July 10th and Aug. 10th has been at least 7cents per pound. Two pounds six and one-half ounces at 7cents a pound equals nearly cents,—the income from onesquare foot. Multiplying this by the number of square feet. Fig. 55.—Specimens of Early Acme. 21. Ignatum. 14. Beauty. 41. Fordbrook First. 18. New Liberty Bell. 49. Bonds Early Minnesota. available for tomatoes, or 1,440 square feet, the area of ourcenter bed, we have a return of $ In 1897 outdoor tomatoes did not ripen until Aug. 30th,the season being very backward. In this case the same vineswere continued in bearing, and the average weight per plantat this date was 5 pounds,—or 3^3 pounds per square price remained 6 cents throughout this time, making arate of 20 cents per square foot, or $288 as compared with$,—the sales to Aug. 10th. The plants at the end ofthis period averaged from 6 to 8 feet in height. Plants thatwere not trained to a single stem and on benches averaged EGG PLANTS *37 during the same time only 2 pounds per square foot. Thesesame plants would continue in bearing until the last of Sep-tember at almost the same rate of yield ; but as soon as theoutdoor varieties begin be
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