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Subtropical Vegetable-Gardening 



generally except that the prices are so high that many 

 growers cannot buy them. The greatest advantage in 

 the machine drawn by horses is that a regulated quan- 

 tity of water is emptied wherever a plant is to be placed. 

 To use one of these machines to the best advantage, the 

 land must be free from debris. Stumps and trees are also 

 in the way. The acreage that can be planted in a day 

 depends upon the crop and the condition of the land. 

 It is said that six or seven acres of tomatoes can be set in 

 one day's work. 



