1816 



gross feeder, the phi 

 porous ami wrll divi 

 to .iudiciou- l.itili/,i 



slightest V aiKili.ir]- 



ized it i^ iiiiiir.,iii,, 



pease of fruit and is sulgec-t to exeessire inroads from 

 bacterial and fungous diseases. Similar results follow 

 from wet seasons or too heavy soil, while drought or 

 insufficient nourishment cut sliort tlie harvest. To 

 steer a middle course bi-tw. - n iIm -i . n-. nies is diffi- 

 cult. It is, on the whole, s:, I . . ■ nilize than to 

 overfeed— to select a mod. r . • inly loam, well 

 manured the last season, aim >• u a li^xlit applica- 

 tion of fertilizer, or none at all loi ilic [jre.sent crop- 

 to risk underproduction rather than invite overgrowth 

 of vine, fungous maladies, loss of foliage and decay 

 of fruit. 



The normal fertilizer formula approximates that for 

 the potato, though a smaller percentau'.- ol' niUMu'iu 

 will suffice — say 3 per cent nitro^m, n j'< r i .nt pli..-.- 

 phoric acid and 7 per cent potash. TliNwwuM la- in.t 

 by a compound of : Nitrate of 

 grade ( 14 per cent) superphosphat 

 (or sulfate) of potash, 280 lbs.; t 

 may be used to the amount of l.i 

 safety on a well - selected soil i 



leted on a large 

 by "laying off" 

 then bedding on the fer- 

 though compost is 

 " For garden cultivation 

 !.^ r-a-ommended, though broad- 

 r limited areas. A shovelful or 

 manure to each hill, reinforced 

 uperphosphate in early spring. 



and when tru 



aed 



with 3 ft. 

 •ire, either 

 ft. single 



)p rapidly worked through the sea- 

 iv.-itors or "22-ineh heel scrapes"— 

 iiwiis. and afterwards, as the vines 

 a \s ah row only. Of course with 

 ua' I- impossible. 



la laaaliini; liack weak or inconse- 

 - a . All lower laterals when 

 ! aiu^t I. a i.runed until a main 

 11- tiaincd spirally around 

 a .1 \'. aa latiia, after which laterals 

 troiii iinie to time, as occasion re- 

 ideal, and also a practical system, 

 rily the most expensive, will gener- 

 hv the results. With the trellis svs- 



ing is rather a matter of soil, m 

 vironment than a fixed habit. 



Color is apparently a secondary consideration, tastes 

 in this particular varying greatly. Some markets prefer 

 the crimson shade of the Acme type, while others de- 

 mand the purple tinge of the Mikado. 



Vigor of growth, productiveness and shipping quality 

 seem the three mo-t importaat rafpii-ita- .]-,■_ ,-ven, 

 yielding t(. tlaaa la • la ia,,.,.,,i la.Mf. in- 

 deed, is aliiia^i a I . , I a. ■ , . .; 'The 



foIlowin-woiiM I I. , a , a , i„ian 



ideal Toni.ato ai ilo' s. .„<],. ilaa,;,|, ,l,air.i,a wliat 



from that generally recoLrnized : 



Pert 



Vigor (covering freedom from disease) . 



Productiveness 



Shipping qualit.v 



size../^v^'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'..'.'.'.'.'.y.'.'. 



Earliness 



Color 



Flavor 



Cooking quality 



Cti If h'nftnn . — Whether grown on a large or small 

 saala. tlia \ ■ a I n ^ plants are started under glass from 

 .lanuar\ to .March, according to isotherm, and in about 

 .111 ■la\. I'laiiL ihc seed are ready for "pricking out" or 

 tranvplantiTiLC-to open ground in the lower latitudes, 

 farther north into boxes or "Neponset" pots. The lat- 

 ter, constructed of paper, admit of handling without 

 rupturing the root system when permanently trans- 

 planted some 30 days later. 



method and probably the : 

 land is cheap and the" growe 

 by damp and deiray and is ^ 



ide the tomato- 



only. 

 Second Crop.— A peculiar advantage of the Tomato 



over other transplanted truck crops is its ready dispo- 

 sition to grav: fraan antfiTia.-^. thus obvinting the neees- 



Cabbage 'I'la • i ■ , ..raa,! l,y lla- piauiail lalaraN ■ 



strike root >; ■. ' . .a ilai- alTar.l a raadv 111. alls 



.1/a \i I la II., ), articular state or section of 



th. ^ 1 aa,ii"|„,lizes the northern markets, 



an, I la, in Mil I ilia -ani.as from lower Texas and 



Fiori.la to Norl'olk an. I M.mi.IiI- - — i\.l\- forward 



their shipments in ;;r. ai. r ,,i la, ia Florida 



crop is probably the , atla -i, ' a a. ^i known, 



though heavy sliipmcnis ar,- maa, a, a, -,, i ,, , iiies from 

 Louisiana and Mississippi, wink- lli.- jai.l.ll. and eastern 

 states are supplied, after the Florida shipments have 

 ceased, by the truckers of Savannah, Charleston, Wil- 

 mington and Norfolk in turn. 



The methods of packing and shipment are as many 

 and as diverse as the local centers of production. The 

 Florida crop, dominating the very early market, is 

 usually shipped stark green, each fruit paper-wrapped 

 in the regular "six-basket carrier" used for Georgia 



