92 Tomatoes 



Tomatoes either should be staked or kept off the 

 ground by means of a frame. There is difference 

 of opinion as to which is the best method, but the 

 fruit should be kept off the ground in some manner 

 or it will rot and attract bugs, and better colored 

 and more even fruit will result from this method of 

 protection. 



When picking tomatoes for shipment, they should 

 be taken from the bushes as soon as the first red 

 tinge appears. Properly picked, and packed in 

 such way that they will not bruise, they will arrive 

 at their destination in almost as good form as if 

 they were just taken from the bush. 



Overripe tomatoes should be fed to the chickens. 

 One tomato which has remained too long on the 

 vine will draw flies and insects that eat into the 

 sound tomatoes. 



When tomato plants are injured by fly-beetles, 

 spray with Bordeaux-ar senate of lead mixture as soon 

 as the plants are set in the field. (Directions for 

 making this spray are given elsewhere in this 

 book.) 



In case of a cold snap, the tomato plants can be 

 protected by turning a furrow toward them on one 

 side of the row, and then bending them over against 



