CELERY 39 



Gross return at 2oc per dozen $1,000 $500 $500 



to to to 



$1,400 $700 $700 



Net return $547 $227 $232 



to to to 



$947 $427 $432 



Since celery lends itself to a variety of sys- 

 tems of growing it can, under favorable con- 

 ditions of soil and climate, be made one of the 

 most profitable garden crops. The so-called 

 11 New Celery Culture," is a plan of growing 

 self-blanching varieties so that no artificial ma- 

 terials such as boards, paper, or tiles are used 

 for blanching purposes. This plan does away 

 with horse cultivation and permits placing an 

 enormous number of plants on an acre. The 

 field is laid off in beds sixteen feet wide and the 

 plants are set in squares eight or ten inches 

 apart each way. Narrow walks are main- 

 tained between the beds and as the plants ap- 

 proach maturity boards are placed close to the 

 outside rows of plants on either side of the 

 walk as shown in frontispiece. These boards 

 hold the plants in an upright position and 

 assist in blanching the plants of these rows. 

 The blanching of the plants in the remaining 

 portion of the beds is accomplished by the shade 

 cast by the heavy foliage of the plants them- 

 selves. 

 On a limited area with very fertile soil and pro- 



