EARLY CELERY 117 



of nitrate of soda dissolved in water. A 

 tablespoonful to 10 quarts of water is enough. 

 One or two applications of this material will 

 cause the plants to hasten somewhat. 



Transplanting to Field. The field where 

 celery is to be transplanted should be well 

 plowed, the earlier the better. The plow- 

 ing should be followed by thorough fitting 

 with tools that fine the soil and leave it 

 level. One of the best tools for this thorough 

 fitting is the Acme harrow. Following the 

 harrow it is often advisable to use a planker. 

 The planker will press the soil slightly and 

 leave the surface very level and smooth. 



Marking the Rows. The marking out of 

 rows follows. Some men desire to mark out 

 double rows, then a wide space, the distance 

 between rows varying from 7 to 9 inches, 

 with the plants spaced 5 to 6 inches apart in 

 these double rows and 2 feet between double 

 rows. Another system is to make the rows 

 1 8 inches apart, with the plants 4 to 5 inches 

 apart in the row. The latter seems to be 

 the best distance, according to the most suc- 

 cessful early celery raisers. However, the 

 distance varies up to 39 inches between rows. 

 Where the rows are 24 inches apart and the 



