118 MUCK CROPS 



plants are 4 inches apart in the row, 65,000 

 plants are needed for an acre; where the 

 plants are 18 inches apart and the plants 4 

 inches apart in the row, 87,420 plants are 

 needed to plant an acre. 



Roller used for marking double rows. Double rows 

 30 inches apart, 6 inches between pairs. 

 Photo by C. E. Dimon. 



The plants are removed from the forcing 

 structure, care being taken to remove as 

 much root surface as possible. If deep 

 trenches have been marked in the muck, 

 the celery roots can be placed in the proper 

 position, having all roots pointing down- 

 wards and sideways. The muck should be 

 tightly pressed against these roots, the 

 crown of the plant being just at the level of 

 the ground. The plants may be placed in 



