144 MUCK CROPS 



the author has seen for marking out, con- 

 sists of dragging a sled with two runners 

 across the field, making a furrow from 3 to 

 4 inches deep in the muck. The plants are 

 then placed in this furrow, the roots having 

 the proper position. The soil is then pressed 

 against the roots. With this method, a man 

 can set a larger number of plants per day 

 than by any other method, six men being able 

 to transplant one acre in a day. The late 

 celery is generally planted from June 15 to 

 July i. 



Fertilizers. From all indications, a ferti- 

 lizer containing 4% nitrogen, 8% phos- 

 phoric acid, and 10% potash, about 750 

 pounds to the acre, seems to give the best 

 results, especially so if this amount is sup- 

 plemented with 150 pounds nitrate of soda 

 two or three times during the season. Some 

 muck growers have found it advisable to use 

 amounts larger than that recommended, 

 even applying as high as 3 tons to the acre. 

 The method of applying this fertilizer to the 

 soil also varies. In some cases it is applied 

 broadcast previous to planting with a broad- 

 casting machine or a fertilizer drill. 



In other cases, it is applied with a drill 

 each side of the plants; or from a bucket 



