be hoed in about the plants after they have been set. -If some 

 stable manure is used, the quantity of fertilizer can be reduced. 

 The manure should be applied broadcast and harrowed into the 

 soil, and the fertilizer applied about the plants. 



Celery and Lettuce 



There is no question but that commercial fertilizers improve 

 the quality of celery and lettuce. To be tender and crisp, these 

 crops must grow quickly. It is conceded that the most tender 

 and succulent growths are those which are rapid and continuous, 

 and this is what well-made fertilizers will produce under right 

 conditions. For lettuce, apply at the rate of from 400 to 600 lbs. 

 per acre to the seed bed a little time before the seed is sown. 

 When the plants are transplanted or pricked out, apply from 

 1,000 to 1,500 lbs. per acre, a portion broadcast and a portion 

 around the plants at hoeing time. For celery, apply (if no 

 manure is used) from 1,200 to 2,000 lbs. per acre, one-half when 

 the plants are transplanted, along the furrows, and the remainder 

 when the celery is banked up. 



Vines (Squashes, Melons, Cucumbers, etc.) 



Nearly all crops which produce large, pulpy growth need 

 rich and forcing manures. They are frequently grown on com- 

 posted manure or night soil, but without these, commer- 

 cial fertilizers are found equally as good. If any manure is used, 

 apply from 1,500 to 2,000 lbs. per acre, two-thirds broadcast, 

 worked into the soil three or four inches deep, and one- third 

 sprinkled in the hills, about one pint to each hill, thoroughly 

 mixed with the soil before the seed is dropped. If stable ma- 

 nure is used, apply it broadcast, and sprinkle the fertilizer in 

 the hills. 



Tomatoes 



Tender, 

 Crisp 

 Growth 

 Required 



The tomato belongs to the same family as the potato, 

 and, like the potato, requires a rich soil or a rich fertilizer. If 

 no manure is used, apply from 1,500 to 2,000 lbs. per acre, one- 

 half sown broadcast and worked into the soil and the remainder 

 in the hills thoroughly mixed with the soil before setting the 



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