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will be necessary that this care should be at inter- 

 vals throughout the day. Later, the setting of the 

 plants during the pleasant days of May and June 

 will bring the person conducting the work in close 

 contact with the soil. During the summer months, 

 the work of caring for the celery can all be performed 

 during the morning and evening, without attention 

 during the heated part of the day. In the autumn, 

 when the crop is ready for marketing or storing, the 

 labor can be performed during the middle of the 

 day, or at least after the air has become dry and 

 pleasant. 



We are often requested to furnish information 

 regarding lines of work in which women can engage 

 in order to earn a little money for themselves. 

 Aside from the rough work of fitting the land, there 

 is perhaps no cleaner or more pleasant occupation 

 than celery growing for women to engage in ; be- 

 sides it provides for them a greater proportion of 

 outdoor life. 



The capital required for starting a small celery 

 growing enterprise is not great. Celery culture 

 offers special inducements for boys and young men 

 who desire to get a start in a paying business. With 

 y 2 to i acre of good celery land at his dis- 

 posal, an industrious young fellow can easily clear 

 from $100 to $300 during a season, and the greater 

 part of the work can be done during vacation and 

 outside of school hours. The main points to be con- 

 sidered when contemplating a small venture in cel- 

 ery growing are: (i) climatic conditions; (2) adapt- 

 ability of available land; (3) marketing facilities; 



