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The suckers should he set 3 to 5 inches deep, according 

 to size, care heing taken not to set it so deep that sand can 

 he easily hlown into the hed. Many planters prefer to clip 

 off the ends of the leaves to keep the wind ft-om blowing the 

 plants over. 



Crowns are not utilized extensively for planting- Isecause 

 they are shipped with the fruit and it requires a year longer 

 for them than for suckers to come into hearing. In the 

 vicinity of canneries they might he used, but as a rule they 

 are not worth the cost of saving. They are set oiit jxist as 

 suckers are, but there is less danger froir. sanding and from 

 being blown out. 



Slips are usually so small that they are used only in the 

 high priced varieties, or when plants are scarce. They are 

 treated very much as the sucker, but need much more attention 

 and care. They cannot be set more than 2 to 4 inches deep, 

 and even then there is danger of their sanding or being blown 

 aut. It usually takes slips a year longer to mature a crop 

 than it does well-matured suckers, though lar^^^, slips planted 

 at the right time may mature a crop in twenty months. 



Seed is used only for experimenting purposes, like origi- 

 nating new varieties. It is said toytake these ten or twelve 

 years to mature a crop, 



Growing Period 



Most fruit crops take kindly to a good coating of mulch, 

 and the pineapple is no exception to this rule. After the 



