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ings are quite healthy. This favors the theory that blight 
results from weakness caused by early planting in cold 
ground. It is a fungous disease, and may sometimes be pre- 
vented by the use of Bordeaux mixture. The same remedy 
is the best known preventive of black rot. 
Potato bugs may be either hand-picked or poisoned with 
Paris green. The tobacco worm sometimes causes much 
damage to the tomato. All diseased or blighted tomato 
vines should be promptly burned, and the crop carried to 
new soil the following year. 
Marketing, Profits, etc — -As already stated, choice 
tomatoes in clean baskets are always in demand, and a new 
basket will usually pay for itself on a single sale. The sum 
of $150 per acre may be quoted as the average gross receipts 
from tomatoes at present prices. This estimate is based on 
the low yield of a half-peck of fruit to each vine at 25 cents 
per basket. If sold retail, the tomatoes would command 
more money, while if sold in bulk to a canning factory the 
gross receipts might be larger or smaller, depending on the 
size of the general crop and other circumstances. 
TURNIPS AND RUTA BAGAS. 
Turnips and ruta bagas are closely related. The latter are 
turnips in fact, and are frequently called Swedes. The com- 
mon method on many farms is to sow turnips broadcoast, 
but it is a far better practice to sow both these and the ruta 
bagas in drills, so that they can be kept clear of weeds and 
worked by horse-power. Not only are these advantages 
secured, but the row system makes it possible to take out 
the superfluous plants, and secure roots of uniform size and 
Turnip.— For earliest, we recommend Purple Top and White Milan. 
For fall crop, Mammoth Purple Top Globe and Golden Ball. For 
descriptions, see "Johnson & Stokes' Garden and Farm Manual." 
