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Mabch 26, 1914. 



Vegetable Forcing 



LETTUCE TOUGH AND UNSAVOET. 



I am sending you a lettuce plant un- 

 der separate cover. I have 12,000 feet 

 of glass. My lettuces are hard and 

 harsh and somewhat curlier than they 

 should be, and they grow unevenly. 

 Will you please tell me what to do for 

 them? A. J. K. 



The sample lettuce plant came to hand 

 in fresh condition. The flavor is cer- 

 tainly much below par and the leaves 

 are tough. This would be caused by an 

 insufficient supply of water at the roots 

 more quickly than by any other condi- 

 tion. The temperature also has some 

 bearing on it. Plants grown unusually 

 cool make slower growth and are gen- 

 erally tougher in texture than the same 

 lettuces would be if kept 5 to 10 de- 

 grees warmer. About all good lettuce 

 growers run their night temperatures 

 for head lettuce at 45 to 50 degrees. At 

 40 degrees the plants will grow, but 

 slowly; it is much more profitable to 

 keep them somewhat warmer. The va- 

 riety sent seems to be Grand Bapids. 

 Why not try Hittinger 's Belmont or 

 Forcing Tennis Ball, white seeded! 

 These are sure headers and bring the 

 highest prices in New York, Boston, 

 Philadelphia and other big markets. 



It is difficult to tell just what would 

 cause your plants to grow so unevenly. 

 Poor quality of plants and uneven dis- 

 tribution of plant food are possible 

 causes. If you grow lettuce in the same 

 house year after year, you should ster- 

 ilize the soil. This insures practical 

 freedom from fungoid affections, root 

 pests and weeds. Always sow your seed 

 in fresh loam which has not previously 

 been used for lettuce. In preparing the 

 soil before planting, give it a good 

 dressing of half rotted horse manure 

 and fork it in thoroughly. While let- 

 tuce likes a somewhat low night tem- 

 perature, the day temperature in win- 

 ter can run up to 70 degrees on clear 

 days and 60 degrees on dark days. 



C. W. 



Peoria, m.— W. Russell Wilday, for- 

 merly with the Kuhl Flower Shop, is 

 now assistant manager for the Rue 

 Floral Co., 301 South Jefferson avenue. 



Brampton, Ont. — It is said March 

 19 and 20 were record days for violet 

 production at the Dale Estate, forty- 

 six men being employed and the pick 

 amounting to 268,400. It is not thought 

 the crop will hold out until Easter. 



Ashtabula, O. — The partnership of 

 Dunbar & Hopkins has been changed 

 to a corporation, the Dunbar-Hopkins 

 Co., with a capital stock of $100,000. 

 The incorporators are E. Dunbar, A. 

 W. Hopkins, Mrs. L. Dunbar and Jes- 

 sie Hopkins. Extensive additions to 

 the plant of the company are to be 

 made and a range covering three acres 

 will be erected on Woodman avenue. 



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