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When a plant with two stems is desired, select the 

 main stem as when growing to only one, and in 

 addition retain the first lateral that appears on the 

 axil of the leaf. The nearer the ground this lat- 

 eral, the better. Two stakes should be used 

 instead of one to support these two stems. 

 The same method applies to three stems. 



A wire trellis is excellent for training tomatoes 

 and has the advantage of being useful for many, 

 many seasons. Hooks on which picture wire is 

 hung can be utilized by hanging them on the 

 wire and drooping the vine over the lower curve. 



Excess water around tomatoes will be likely to 

 cause "damping off." Proper drainage should 

 be prepared and spraying with Bordeaux mixture 

 will nearly always correct the trouble. If it 

 does not, all affected fruit should be burned. It 

 may be wiser to burn the fruit before waiting to 

 see what spraying does for the trouble. 



One good way of drying tomato seed is to squeeze 

 out the pulp and seed of the fruit and leave it in 

 the hot sun for several days, when to it should be 

 added enough water to cover. If the seed is 

 stirred for a few minutes to rid it of pulp, it will 

 sink to the bottom of the water. Next pour off 



