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February  5,  1916. 
ow  With  These 
Tomatoes  Under  Glass 
(Special  Spring1 
CLEVIS 
object  is  to  remove  those  leaves  that  are 
worn  out,  to  let  in  the  sunshine  and  yet 
to  save  as  much  leaf  surface  as  possible, 
for  that  is  the  digestive  organ  of  the 
plant,  therefore  without  leaf  surface  the 
fruit  can  not  develop  size. 
Tomatoes  should  never  suffer  from  lack 
of  moisture,  as  some  believe  this  induces 
the  blossom  end  rot.  The  temperature 
should  be  run  somewhat  higher  than  for 
sweet  peas,  radishes  or  lettuce.  Cucum¬ 
bers  need  practically  the  same  treatment 
as  tomatoes  and  are  also  subject  to  many 
of  the  same  diseases  and  insect  pests. 
One  of  the  most  commonly  used  Ameri¬ 
can  varieties  is  the  Bonny  Best.  The 
Comet,  Sterling  Castle  and  Frogmore 
(English)  are  also  very  popular.  To¬ 
mato  growing  under  glass  is  a  very  pro¬ 
fitable  business  provided  careful  consider¬ 
ation  is  given  to  every  one  of  the  above 
mentioned  features.  However,  unless 
everything  is  looked  after  at  the  right 
time,  disaster  will  result. 
R.  W.  DE  BAUN. 
\\  ill  you  give  information  about  to¬ 
matoes  in  greenhouse?  Last  year  we 
lost  our  entire  crop  from  a  disease  ;  the 
plants  turn  yellow  and  wilt.  f.  r. 
Herron,  Ill. 
It  happens  that  almost  all  the  blos¬ 
soms  produced  between  December  10  and 
January  15  will  fall  off  without  setting 
fruit.  Therefore,  tomato  growing  under 
glass  divides  itself  up  into  two  separate 
crops,  the  Winter  crop  and  the  Spring 
crop. 
Seed  for  the  Winter  crop  is  planted 
about  August  1.  The  little  plants  are 
transplanted  once  before  going  to  their 
permanent  place,  during  the  first  half  of 
September.  The  ground  beds  usually  give 
better  results  than  the.  raised  benches. 
Good  soil  is  necessary  :  however,  the  mis¬ 
take  is  more  often  made  in  having  it.  too 
rich  rather  than  too  poor.  The  plants 
are  set  about  20  inches  apart  each  way. 
These  are  kept  trimmed  to  a  single  stem, 
Horizontal  wires  are  fastened  about  6% 
feet  high  over  each  row.  A  string  is 
tied  to  this  wire  over  each  plant  and  runs 
down  to  the  base  of  each  plant,  where 
it  is  tied  in  a  loose  loop  around  stem  be¬ 
low  a  leaf  stub.  As  the  plants  increase 
in  height  they  are  held  to  this  string  by 
tying  a  short  string  loosely  around  the 
stem  and  upright  string,  remembering 
that  the  stem  can  carry  its  own  weight 
and  that  the  upright  is  simply  to  hold 
it  in  place. 
The  plants  set  during  early  September 
should  have  all  of  their  set  of  fruit  on 
them  before  the  short  cloudy  days  of 
December,  and  picking  will  continue  from 
Thanksgiving  until  into  February.  Til'1 
plants  yield  from  two  to  four  pounds 
each,  and  the  prices  range  from  15  cents 
per  pound  to  M5  cents  and  higher.  After 
this  Winter  crop  is  off.  many  growers 
prepare  to  grow  vegetable  and  flower 
plants  for  the  Spring,  or  they  may  plant 
and  harvest  a  crop  of  radishes  and  set  the 
house  out  to  tomatoes  again  around  the 
first  of  April.  This  Spring  and  early 
Summer  crop  usually  yields  about  twice 
as  many  tomatoes  as  the  Winter  crop, 
but  of  course  the  prices  are  considerably 
lower. 
The  tomatoes  are  picked  as  soon  as 
they  are  well  colored  and  are  carefully 
graded  and  packed  in  small  handled  bas¬ 
kets  holding  from  five  to  10  pounds  each. 
These  Northern-grown  hothouse  tomatoes 
are  far  superior  in  quality  to  the  South¬ 
ern-grown  product,  therefore  they  bring 
much  higher  prices.  Xo  one  should  at¬ 
tempt  to  grow  greenhouse  tomatoes  un¬ 
less  he  likes  the  work  and  is  willing  to 
give  it  careful  ami  constant  attention  and 
study.  Then  above  all  he  must  have 
courage  to  meet  and  overcome  the  diffi¬ 
culties  of  the  business  as  they  present 
themselves. 
Tomatoes  under  glass  are  attacked  by 
many  tiny  insects,  chief  of  which  is  the 
white  fly.  This  is  a  tiny  but  active  lit¬ 
tle  creature  usually  controlled,  as  are 
most  of  the  other  insects,  with  potassium 
cyanide  fumigation.  However.  this 
should  be  attempted  only  when  the  most 
exacting  directions  are  followed  to  the 
letter.  Several  diseases  may  develop  in 
the  soil.  One  of  these  diseases  causes  the 
roots  ' lo  thicken  and  weaken  the  plants. 
Another  disease  from  the  soil  develops  in 
the  stem  of  the  plant  and  prevents  the 
flow  of  sap  from  the  roots  to  the  leaves. 
This  disease  is  called  the  Southern  wilt, 
and  causes  the  death  of  the  plant.  It 
may  he  detected  by  cutting  across  the 
stem ;  a  black  layer  below  the  surface 
and  a  woody  toughness  of  the  stem  are 
characteristic  features  for  its  identifica¬ 
tion.  Steam  sterilization  of  the  soil  be¬ 
fore  planting  effectively  controls  these 
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