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those that live through the winter are hard 

 to kill on moist soils. 



"We are well pleased with the results of 

 this plan, because we have been able to sell 

 at wholesale a little over $3,000 worth of 

 celery from the three acres each year for the 

 last five years, and we are quite sure that it 



Cultivating early Celery. 



would have been more if irrigated, so that 

 we installed an overhead irrigation system 

 last fall." 



Cultivation. The plants should be culti- 

 vated often, and the work should not be 

 made deep enough to do injury to the roots, 

 as they come very close to the surface of the 

 soil. At least five cultivations during the 

 season are necessary* 



