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Mr. Rasmussen: I think we start the earlier ones with 

 seven rows, the very first, and then drop down to six, and for 

 real fancy we drop to five. 



A Member: What variety do you raise? 



Mr. Rasmussen: We grow mostly the White Plume and 

 some of the Golden Self Blanching. After taking out the crop 

 of lettuce we spade up the entire manure with the dirt, so it is 

 about three-fourths manure and one-fourth dirt. 



A Member : How long before celery is ready to cut after 

 transplanting the last time ? 



Mr. Rasmussen : I think we get our first cuttings about 

 the 1st of September. Well, some of it is earlier than that, say 

 about the 20th of August. We sometimes hurry it along. If 

 some of it is getting too large we let it go but try to hold it back 



Celery growing in Mr. Rasmussen's hotbeds and cold frames. 



as much as we can without injury. We sort our plants as we 

 go along, using the first sash for the larger plants so as not to 

 have them come on at the same time; we spread them over a 

 period of time. One great advantage is that your celery is 

 absolutely free from dirt grown in this way. 



A Member: Doesn't your celery grow spindling when 

 grown under cover? 



Mr. Rasmussen : No, sir, we never cover it at all. When 

 grown in this rich manure condition it is very easy to control the 

 moisture. I think that is where you get away from the blight. 



A Member : About how deep is your hotbed where the cel- 

 ery grows? 



Mr. Rasmussen : Our frames are twelve inches on the 

 south side and eighteen inches on the north side. 



A Member : Then you spoke of digging out. 



Mr. Rasmussen : Then we dig out about a foot. The frame 

 is set flat on the ground and we dig out about a foot of dirt for 

 the first sash we start for lettuce plants and tomatoes. We start 

 probably the last of February. We have it more shallow after 

 that. 



