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season, but are almost sure of a good crop of late celery. And 

 one good crop sometimes pays better than two poor ones. 



The plants are set 6 inches apart, and rows 3 feet apart. 

 Celery should be cultivated almost constantly, and the cultivator 

 run quite deep, early in the season, while the plants are small. 



Along in the latter part of September we begin to bank or hill 

 up the celery. If the celery is small it is first necessary to 

 handle it, but if it is a foot high all that is necessary is to 

 loosen the soil between the rows with a cultivator, and follow 

 up with the celery hiller. We commence trenching the latter 

 part of October, or first of November, depending upon the 

 weather. Trenches are dug about a foot wide and deep enough 

 so that when the plants are placed in the trench the tops will 

 stick out about 2 inches. The celery is dug up by an attach- 

 ment similar to an onion set harvester, which is fastened to a 

 two-horse cultivator. The celery is then pulled out, all the dirt 

 possible is shaken from the roots, and a few of the outside 

 leaves pulled off. It is then carried to the trench where it is 

 packed in firmly in an upright position. The boards used in 

 blanching the early crop are nailed together ^'V" shaped, and 

 placed over the trench to keep out the rain and prevent the celery 

 from drying out too much. After severe cold weather sets in ma- 

 nure is spread over the boards to keep the celery from freezing. 



A great many growers make the mistake of trying to raise 

 everything in the catalogue. We have found it a better plan to 

 raise a few different kinds, and hit them hard. Find out what 

 crops are adapted to your particular soil, and then go to it. 

 Try and arrange your crops so they do not interfere with one 

 another, either in the growing or selling. 



The reason many growers fail to get a decent price for their 

 produce is the fact that they do not ask enough. If you once 

 get the reputation of being cheap, it is a hard matter to ever 

 get a good price. 



I am reminded of an old fellow who once worked for us. In 

 order to eke out an existence on the meager wage he received 

 he took in a boarder. He told me one day that he thought 

 things would go better now as they got $10 a month from the 

 boarder. ^'Huey," I said, ''there is not much profit in boarding 

 a man at $10." "Well," he said, "I reckon the board ain't 

 worth much more." 



