PREPARATION OF LAND 



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surface soil may be exposed to the weather during 

 the winter months. A crop of early peas or snap 

 beans can frequently be grown upon the land in- 

 tended for planting to celery, and afterward pre- 

 pared for celery by plowing lightly or by disking 

 deeply. It is doubtful if the planting of an early 

 crop upon the celery land will be found profitable 



FIG. 5 — BREAKING NEW LAND FOR CELERY ON A FLORIDA HAM- 

 MOCK — ORIGINALLY COVERED WITH PALMETTOS 

 (Photo by courtesy American Agriculturist) 



in northern localities, as it is desirable to have 

 the land available at any time for applying fertili- 

 zers and preparing the soil to receive the celery 

 plants at the proper time for setting them. 



Fitting Southern Land for Celery. — In the prep- 

 aration of Southern lands for celery culture the 

 process is essentially the same, except that the 

 plants are set late in the summer or during the 



