VEGETABLE CULTURE. /I 



the plants, and not interfere with their growth. The ground for tomatoes 

 should be thoroughly soaked immediately after they are set out, and per- 

 haps irrigated again in a week or so, but should seldom be watered after 

 the fruit has set on the vines. Good cultivation will develop the fruit 

 best. 



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Neat Method of Garden Irrigation. 



a, canal ; 6, flume ; c, box or pipe at head of rows ; d, gates or 

 checks at head of each row. 



This is usually a profitable crop, but is sometimes troubled with 

 blight, which is attributed by some to the injudicious use of water, or un- 

 favorable soil. 



