TOMATOES 



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shape as possible, from the same hill or similar hills. 

 Cut one potato into four pieces and plant each piece 

 in a hill; this will make four hills. Mark these four 

 hills "Plat No. 1." Cut the next two potatoes length- 

 wise into halves; plant each half in a hill and mark 

 these four "Plat No. 2." Plant the remaining four 

 potatoes whole, each one in a hill, and mark these ' ' Plat 

 No. 3." Give the same care and cultivation to each plant 

 and, when they have matured, dig all the potatoes care- 

 fully and weigh the yield from each plat and tabulate 

 as follows: 



Amount of Seed 



No. Pounds of 

 Yield 



Plat No. 1 | 4 oz. 



Plat No. 2 



8 oz. 



Plat No. 3 I 16 02 



4. See problems for Lesson 12. 



LESSON LXXTX 



TOMATOES 



Growing popularity of tomatoes. The tomato is one 

 of our most popular vegetables. It is widely grown 

 as a market crop, and is used for canning to a greater 

 extent than any other vegetable. The demand for 

 fresh fruit the year round, especially in large cities, 

 has made the tomato a profitable forcing-house crop, 

 and many experiments by the stations to determine 



