

Tomato Gulf State Market. 
A Favorite in Tenn, 
(Continued from page 74) 
TRANSPLANTING 
Varieties with small vines may be set four feet by four feet 
which will require 2,723 plants per acre. 1,743 plants are re- 
quired if spaced 5 feet by 5 feet. This much room or more 
being: required by the large vining sorts such as Norton and 
Indiana Baltimore. If checked in squares, plants may be cul- 
tivated both ways. In transplanting the main points to be 
regarded are: care in taking up the plants to avoid injury to 
the roots, setting out as soon as possible to prevent the air 
coming in contact with the roots, setting out firmly to prevent 
the hot sun from withering and blighting the leaves. Before 
setting out, harden the plants by letting them get quite dry a 
day or two before, but give them abundance of water, a few 
hours before pulling. Setting out is most apt to be successfully 
done just at evening or immediately before or during a rain. 
About the worst time is just after a rain, when the ground 
being wet it is impossible to sufficiently press it about the 
plants without baking hard. Never set a fleld without the use 
of water. Under irrigation, plants should be set on the edge 
of the furrow and immediately followed by water. 
If possible irrigate once each day for two or three days 
following. If not under irrigation, single holes are dug, the 
roots inserted, the earth filled in and the water poured on top 
to settle the plant. Water should be used freely and the wet 
surface immediately covered with dry soil about the plant. 
Set the plants deeply (about two-thirds of the stem) and new 
roots will be thrown out from the buried portion, 
WATERING 
The best time to water plants is early in the morning or in 
the evening. ‘Water may be given to the roots at any time, but 
should never be sprinkled over the leaves while they are ex- 
posed to the bright sunshine. If watering a plant has been 
commenced, continue to supply it as it is needed or more injury 
than good will result from what has been given. One copious 
watering is better than many sprinklings. The ground should 
always be stirred with a hoe or rake before it becomes so 
very dry as to cake or crack. Too much watering or rainfall 
will result in excessive vine growth and light sets of fruit. 
See page 90 for Special Prices to Market Growers 
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