We are indebted to Dr. Charles B. Sayre of the Geneva, N. Y., Experiment Stati 

 twenty-three days after starter solutions were used. Plant No. 26 was the checl 

 nutrient solution. Each number can be identified as follows: No. 7 = 10 pou 

 No. 8 = 10 pounds of 4-16-4 (acid); No. 21=4 pounds of 13-26-13; No 



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Do Not Fail to Use Starter Solutions 



A half-pint of a well-balanced nutrient solution per 

 plant will result in a reduction in the loss of plants in 

 transplanting, will stimulate earlier maturity and will 

 increase yield. Because two important elements are 

 not now available, namely, Ammophos and Nitrate 

 of Potash, Dr. Sayre has worked out other formulas 

 by using standard fertilizer mixtures. The following 

 three combinations all proved successful: 5-10-5, 

 5-10-10, or 4-16-4. They should be used at the 

 rate of 1 pound of fertilizer to 5 gallons of water. In 

 order that the solution become completely dissolved, 

 it is suggested that you mix a stock solution made up 

 of 10 pounds of the fertilizer mixture and 10 gallons 

 of water. Having done that, mix 10 gallons of this 

 stock solution /"having first poured it through some 

 kind of strainer/ with 50 gallons of water. After 

 studying the above photograph, no alert Tomato 

 grower will overlook the importance of using starter 

 solution in place of plain water at the time of trans- 

 planting Tomatoes. 



Avoid Deep Cultivation 



The root-growth drawings to the left of this page 

 place great emphasis on the avoidance of deep cultiva- 

 tion close to the plant, especially during the period 

 beginning with the second month after transplanting. 

 Shallow root-growth is, of course, encouraged by a 

 rainy period. If a wet period is followed by a dry 

 period, and if deep cultivation is then practiced, the 



