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CROPS THAT REQUIRE TRANSPLANTING 



boxes, the largest size being designed for market or table use, the 

 next size for seed, and the '' strings " for stock feed. In all hand- 

 ling of sweet potatoes, extreme care must be taken to avoid bruising 

 the tubers. 



In the absence of special digging machinery, the sweet potatoes 

 can be loosened up with a plow from which the mould-board has 

 been removed (Fig. 162), then pulled out by hand as already indi- 

 cated. Small areas in the garden may be dug with a fork. 



Types. — There are three general types of sweet potatoes: 



Fig. 1G2. — Plow rigged for digging sweet potatoes. 



Yellow, red, and white. The yellow sorts with dry flesh are pre- 

 ferred on the northern markets. Some of the white sorts with 

 moister flesh are great favorites for table use in the South. The 

 red varieties are coarser and usually less desirable than either 

 the yellow or the white, but are grown in some places because 

 they are less particular as to soil than the other sorts, and are 

 usually very productive. 



QUESTIONS 



1. Name four warm season crops that are usually transplanted. 



2. Which is the most generally grown of these four crops? Which in your 



neighborhood? 



3. How much time is required to grow well-developed tomato plants ready 



for transplanting? 



4. Describe the most approved method of growing tomato plants for an 



early crop. 



5. Describe the preparation of a field for the planting of tomatoes, and the 



process of transplanting. 



6. When should tomatoes be transplanted to the field? 



7. How are tomatoes cultivated? 



