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plants enough, get them somewhere else, if you can 

 (they can generally be obtained for from fifty cents to 

 one dollar per 1000), if you have a good time for set- 

 ting. They will generally wilt down during the day, 

 but if they look fresh in the morning, they will do well. 

 A little plaster sprinkled on the leaves helps them at 

 this time. Watering is almost essential if the plants 

 are becoming too large in the beds. When it can be 

 done economically, watering is preferred by many 

 planters. 



Eeplanting of the missing hills ought to be done 

 just as early after they are found as possible. Larger 

 plants should be used for this purpose, and the greatest 



FIG. 29. MODERN FRAMED BARN, CL.ARK8VILLE DISTRICT HEAVY LEAF. 



effort should be made to give to every plant in the field 

 an even start. Watering with liquid manure will help 

 the backward plants. Don't make the liquid too 

 strong; the leach from a manure pile, diluted with 

 water, is good ; or a teaspoonful of sulphate of ammonia 

 and two spoonfuls of sulphate of potash dissolved in 

 warm water and added to a barrel of water. 



Machine Set Plants. A much more expeditious, 

 and in every way satisfactory, method of setting is to use 

 a transplanting machine. It is a great labor-saving de- 

 vice, and enables the grower to plant a much larger area 

 for the same, or even less, expense. A transplanter is a 



