1418 Tur VEGETABLE INDUSTRY IN New York State 
system one can maintain the quicker the plant will start. Medium 
sized plants are preferable to large ones because more of their 
root svstem can be maintained. It is not good policy to set plants 
when the ground is wet as one can not then help packing the 
ground around a young plant. The sun will dry out this packed 
earth leaving the plant in the hard, dry soil. There should be a 
dry mulch of soil maintained around a newly set plant. 
Fic. 435.—Piant SETTER IN ACTION 
Fic. 434.— MasTER’s 
PLant SETTER 
Of all setting tools I prefer the “ Masters Plant Setter.” This 
little machine places the plant roots down through the dry soil 
on the surface into that which is moist underneath. It also seals 
the plant roots to the ground with water, but does not destroy the 
surface mulch or pack the ground. 
These machines are very inexpensive, costing about four dol- 
lars. A man can set one acre per day watering each plant, and 
there is no stooping, dusty work about it. They are adapted to 
both large and small areas, as three men, each having a machine, 
can set more plants than a team outfit, and no skips. Every 
plant will live, making a perfect stand. 
