Nebraska advertiser., 1870-02-24
The Tomato and its CnItnre.

As the Season of year is approach
ing when gardening preparations are
to be made, and as the Tomato is now
of so general cultivation we occupy a
large share of our agricultural space
with an article from J. PAYNE LOWE,
a successful cultivatOr of this valuable
vegetable. Box 1924 New York. On
the cultivation and training of the
Tomato:
Since this fruit must be brought to
perfection, why grow coarse, insight
~, spOngy, ill-favOred tomatoes,
when by attending to a few simple,
but important things, the finest quail
ties may be had?
IMPORTANCE OF SAVING SEED FROM
EARLY FRUIT.
The temptation of growers for mar
ket, to sell the earliest at a large price
is so great, that little seed is saved ex-
cept from those maturing later
doubtless under the impression that
the seed is just as good. But this is a
great mistake. The seed from the
fruit which ripens earliest any season
will be the earliest and lest the next
year. There is no doubt that the to-
matO has been vastly improved by
careful culture land can be still fur
Their in the desirable qualities of ear
illness, prOductiveness, size, solidity,
fewness Of seeds, beauty of form, thin
ness of skin, delicacy of flavor aud
richness of color,
HOW TO IMPROVE THE ERUIT.
Our experience has told us that this
is the way to do it:
lst. Plants should be grown Elm
warm, light. rich soil from the seeds
of the earliest ripened fruit having
most, if not all the valuable qualities
mentioned.
I'd. They should be grown early.
Sd. During no time of their growth
should they suffer from want of
warmth sunshine, fresh air, and q
soil in proper mechanical and chemi-
cal condition for their healthy growth.
TERMINATING THE SEEDS IN 4 LITTLE
BOX.
For family use, land it is especially
with this view we write the plants
may be started in a little box in a
room and for field culture in a
hot-bed or green house. In quite a
small box all the plants any family
need may be grown. A few plants |
we'll cared for will he worth g great
deal more than a large number i'll
grown, such as we so often see crowd
ed to suffocatiOn AID death in dealers
Such long, weakly things
can have no value. The little Dor
need be no more than two feet long a
foot wide and a few inches deep,
covered with glass to counteract the
dryness of the atmosphere of the room.
Put the box in the sunshine, keep
the room warm and "a efully venti-
lated. Do not be in too great haste to
terminate the seedsS but once started
see that the plants get no check from
lOdnt Of are.
TO sow SIZED FOR AN EARLY
CROP.
In the neighborhood of New York,
he seed may be sOwn about the mid
of February or the beginning of
TRANSMITTING.
When the plants are two or three /
inches high they may be put into lar
ones, or into q hOt-bed. the trans
llanting Of them at least twice, or
wen three or four times before put
ing them in the open ground, (which |
not be done till all appearance
{ frost has gone, unless they are pro-
ected when necessary will hasten :
arly rfpening. Each time, before
r~ansplanting, the soil should be well
vatered so that q oall of earth NAV be
emoved with each plant, and this is
'articularly desirable when they are
put in the open ground and ]
bus their growth will not be checked,
all this time let them have
the light and fresh air they can
tsnd; use mild days but beware of 2
old and frost. A uniform warm S
emperature is desirable, but not so
OF as to make the plants grow too
Ill and sickly. If convenient, the
some time before being set in 4