1404 The Vegetable Industry in Xew York State 



because these varieties are more valuable when marketed than 

 any of the late sorts. This is generally the case when the location 

 is within easy shipping distance of some large city. On the other 

 hand, where the cost of shipping is too great, the late varieties 

 are grown for canning purposes or for making catsup. 



GROWING EARLY TOMATOES 



The early crop although the most expensive to grow is at the 

 same time the most profitable where it can be grown successfully 



Fig. 428. — Well-Grown Tomato Plants Ready for Transplanting 



and marketed economically, but it requires far more skill to pro- 

 duce it. First, the seeds must be planted in a manure hotbed or 

 greenhouse about two and one-third months prior to the time the 

 plants can be planted out in the field. They are grown in the 

 seed bed until about five weeks old and then transplanted to cold 

 frames. The beds must be made by using about three inches of 

 manure (new horse manure preferred) on which is placed five 



