GAINING TIME IN EARLY SPRING 



seed in a basket and about one inch in depth. 

 Place a pane of glass over the basket until the 

 seedling appears after which the glass should be 

 removed and the plant given sunlight. The 

 glass is not necessary unless there is a desire 

 to hasten germination. After all danger of 

 frost is passed, the baskets and plants may be 

 taken to the garden, the bottoms of the baskets 

 cut out, the sides carefully lifted off, and the 

 square of soil and roots placed in the prepared 

 hole without disturbing the root system. The 

 plants should be watered after transplanting 

 and for several days until they become estab- 

 lished. Corn and beans may be treated in the 

 same way, and they will mature from two to 

 three weeks earlier than the seed grown out 

 of doors. 



'A combination forcing box is commonly 

 used to force and protect the vine crops. It 

 is from six to eight inches in depth and eight 

 by twelve or twelve by fourteen inches square. 

 The box is placed over the planted hill and a 

 pane of glass put on top or slid into the boards, 



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