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Mulching. In place of cultivating, a new 

 method has been developed, that known as 

 the mulching method. Manure is placed 

 over this soil to the depth of i to 2 inches. 

 Sometimes other material is substituted for 



Early Celery Rows 18 inches apart. Over 90% Al. 

 stock. Board blanched field of Henry Greffrath, So. 

 Lima, N. Y. 



the manure straw, leaves, or something 

 else. This method, of course, will save in 

 the expense of cultivation, especially if labor 

 is scarce. The results seem to be satis- 

 factory. 



Irrigation. There are at least four dif- 

 ferent methods of irrigating celery. In 

 Florida the subirrigation with tile has been 



