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will be fancy stock. Another matter I might speak of here 

 is staking. If you desire to stake the plants, use sticks 

 about three feet long, driving them about four or five inches 

 from the plant and tying to it with soft twine. Staking 

 prevents the fruit from rotting and sun burning, also keeps 

 the cut worms from eating it. 



Livingston's New Globe Tom.ato. 

 GRADING. 



Grade the tomatoes very carefully. Fruit that runs about 

 twenty-four to a four-quart basket or one hundred and 

 forty-four to the crate is classed as fancy, that is if they 

 are free from spots, cracks or blemishes of any kind. The 

 second grade shoud run about i8o to the six-basket carrier, 



