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pointing trowel, as advised for setting lettuce plants. Pack 

 the dirt well around the roots. You should be careful to 

 see that the plant setters do not set them too deep in the 

 ground. ^Vater immediately after setting. It requires about 

 60,000 plants to an acre. Lettuce is often raised between 

 the rows of celery, as it matures very quickly and will not 

 be in the way of the celery plants. 



CULTIVATION. 



The roots of the celery burn very easil>', thus causing 

 the plant to blight ; therefore this crop should be cultivated 

 and fertilized deeply to keep the roots from feeding close 

 to the surface. After the plants have been in the field about 

 four weeks give them a second application of fertilizer, us- 

 ing 1,000 pounds to the acre — the same kind as you used 

 before. Apply this fertilizer in a furrow from h\-e to six 

 inches from the plant. The majority of growers give their 

 crops fertilizer every ten days, using one which contains a 

 high per cent, of ammonia, some prefer nitrate of sodaj 

 others dried blood or blood and bone. If yor, see an\- signs 

 of hollow stalk, give the field an application of high grade 

 potash. 



BLANCHING. 



A\'hen the celery is from ten to twelve inches high it 

 is ready to board, but before doing so I would advise going 

 through the patch and remove any suckers you find grow- 

 ing on the plants. Use pecky cypress boards about twelve 

 inches wide. It is best to have these boards in short 

 lengths standing them on each side of the rows, using stakes 

 to hold them up, or holding in position with cross strips 

 tacked on top of the boards. If you wish to blanch the crop 

 in a hurrv, slant the boards toward each other at the top, 

 shutting out most of the light, being careful not to bruise 



