CHAPTER IV 



CELERY 



CELERY is one of the most remunerative 

 vegetable crops. Its commercial culti- 

 vation, however, is restricted to localities 

 possessing a combination of soil and climatic 

 factors peculiarly suited for it. It is naturally 

 a cool climate moisture-loving vegetable. It 

 thrives best on thoroughly subdued swamp 

 muck lands, lands rich in organic matter, suf- 

 ficiently decayed to have an abundance of avail- 

 able plant food, and with the water table with- 

 in eighteen inches or two feet of the surface. 

 Lands of this character, at the North, within 

 hauling or shipping distance of the markets 

 have for many years been devoted to the pro- 

 duction of this crop. 



Such locations were unable to produce a 

 merchantable crop before July and under best 

 storage conditions the crop was not available 

 later than March. This territory was able to 

 supply the market from July until March or 

 for about eight months. The remainder of the 

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