350 ' A YEAR IN AGRICULTURE 



On the straw plot allow the tomatoes to fall down and grow 

 at will without further care in pruning or staking. 



On the cultivated plot, after the tomato plants begin to 

 send out branches from the angles of the leaves, drive a stake 

 about five feet long, containing two or three cross-arms, by 

 each plant, and tie the plant to this stake as it grows, to 

 keep it off the ground. Select a few plants to prune. 

 Throughout the summer, watch the plants and pinch off all 

 side branches, leaving only the central olie to grow and be 

 tied to the stake. 



On a few plants hand methods of fighting insects may be 

 employed. Cut-worms may be prevented by wrapping a piece 

 of heavy paper around the stem of each plant at the time 

 of transplanting. Tomato worms may be picked off and 

 crushed under foot. If leaf blight or tomato rot appears, the 

 plants should be sprayed with Bordeaux mixture. 



The last work of the project would consist in keeping a 

 record of the amount of tomatoes harvested from the plot. 

 If the tomatoes are sold, they should be carefully graded and 

 sold in baskets, twelve in each. 



Notebook records. The student should keep a diary rec- 

 ord of every operation performed in connection with this 

 project. 



HOME PROJECT 10 

 POTATO RAISING 



Where to plant. Select a deep, rich, sandy loam soil, if 

 possible, in which to grow potatoes. The plot for this project 

 should contain at least one-tenth acre. Almost any soil, how- 



