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tins may also be set around the plants on top of the ground 

 to protect them from the sun and wind. (See Fig. 29.) 

 Paper pots are now quite cheaply procured or may easily 

 be made at home. Berry boxes and even sods are often used 

 to advantage. 



Fig. 29. Illustrating the use of tomato cans as an aid in transplant- 

 ing. A box of plants in the cans ready for removal to the field and one can 

 opened, showing the ball of roots. The cans are held together by wire 

 twisted around them. 



Machine Transplanting. Machines are now in use that 

 do the work of transplanting cabbage, cauliflower, tomatoes, 

 and even strawberries better than they can be set by hand 

 and somewhat cheaper. The better makes are simply con- 

 structed and easy to handle. They require a good team 

 and a careful driver and two men to feed the plants. The 

 machine opens a furrow, sets the plant, and at the same 



