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they are very hard to kill unless dug out- I 
If these onions are properly grown and got 
in market early they will make from $15 to 
$20 to the square rod. — T hos. D. Baird. 

Growing Early Tomatoes. 
Perhaps no other garden vegetable has 
grown faster into public favor than the to- 
mato, neither is there any more profitable 
if got in market early, of fine appearance 
and of good quality; sales are brief then 
and prices high and to this end every grow- 
er endeavors to obtain the earliest variety. 
But from my experience in tomato culture 
I find there are othtr things more essential 
in obtaining early fruit than the variety. 
I find that the best mode of cultivating 
the tomato is to get well selected seed of 
the best early variety and sow the seed in a 
hot-bed about the first of March. Sow in 
rows two inches apart and when the plants 
have four leaves transplant into another 
hot-bed. Or the seed may be sown in a 
small box and this laid in the hot-bed 
which will require less space for the first 
sowing. In transplanting set the plant 
deeper than it was in the first bed. Check 
off the second bed four inches apart and set 
the plants in the cross. I do not know 
that transplanting causes the plant to fruit 
earlier but it gives it more and stronger 
roots while it is too cold to plant in the 
open ground, so that when set in the field 
they force the plant to a rapid growth and 
the fruit to a rapid maturity. 
In the last half of May, if the situation 
may be chosen, select a plot of ground fac- 
ing the south-east. Manure heavily with 
well rotted manure. I would not use any 
but thoroughly rotted manure as it seems 
to cause the fruit to rot. The richer the 
soil the earlier and finer the fruit. 
Break the ground deep, and pulverize 
thoroughly; mark off rows running north- 
east and south-west four feet, or five, per- 
haps will be better. In these rows drop 
two forkfuls of some rich well rotted ma- 
nure or a small handful of fertilizer every 
three feet, mixing well with the soil, and 
make good hills. If the plants can be set 
in a warm rainy spell it is best but, if not 
then wet the bed thoroughly, take up as 
much soil with the plants as possible and 
set them in the hills. Set again deeper 
than they were in the bed. 
As soon as the plants are well established 
begin cultivation. They should be cultiva- 
ted every four or five days and the first 
three workings should be deep. As soon 
as suckers appear take them off. This I 
think makes earlier and finer fruit as it 
throws more of the sap into the fruit. 
When the plants get about fifteen inches 
high set a stake at each plant and keep it 
well tied up. As soon as fruit forms go 
through the rows every few days and take 
off all suckers and imperfect fruit for this 
fruit will not give satisfaction. 
In marketing tomatoes handle them as 
carefully as if they were eggs, and as much 
as possible sell direct to the consumer. — 
Thos. D. Baird, Ky. 
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IX 
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