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should be kept at hand during the entire time of 

 planting and the rows marked as required for set- 

 ting, in order that the marks may be fresh at the 

 time the plant is set. If possible the rows should 

 run north and south, as this gives sunshine part of 

 the day on each side of the row. The plan of hav- 

 ing boys to drop the plants ahead of the planters 

 is not recommended, as the roots become dried 

 more or less before they are set in the soil. The 

 proper method is to have the plants well placed in 

 the pans and a boy on hand to assist the planters 

 and replace the pans as they are emptied. The men 

 who do the planting generally work upon their 

 knees, as shown in Fig. 20, and should be provided 

 with knee pads made of leather and padded with 

 felt. When the plants are set and the soil well 

 pressed down around them, they should be just 

 a little below the general level of the soil, but 

 not low enough to become covered by heavy 



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FIG. 20 — SETTING CELERY PLANTS IN FIELD 



