50 TOMATO CULTURE 



one can use a brick furnace or an iron heating stove, 

 connected with a flue of sewer or drain-pipe that will 

 answer very well and cost much less. It requires but 

 6 to ID square feet of bench to start plants enough for 

 an acre, and a house costing only from $25 to $50 

 will enable one to grow plants enough for 20 acres up 

 to the stage when they can be pricked out into sash 

 or cloth-covered cold-frames in which they can be 

 grown on to the size best suited for setting in the 

 field. When a grower plants less than 5 acres it is 

 often better for him to sow his seed in flats or shallow 

 boxes and arrange to have these cared for in some 

 neighboring greenhouse for the 10 to 20 days before 

 they can be pricked out. 



