The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-22

picks up the plant and inserts the root On the
hole. Then with both hands. but, without
sro1Rd III. AZ done With three qpIet mo.
| tons. and In n second or 20 ne 10 making the
and stick plants in them sounds very simple,
| hut the gardeners have reduced the work 10
G both Snbs. P Snsy e nH eve win he sS
those o. a ccmpositor setting type or Of an ex-
When the. end OF a row. ,Is reached the
workman turn: back on IT, as he Expresses
ing stort steps, and taking care that with ench
step one foot shall be close on each side, OF a
roots. a process which keeps out the air and
Keeps in the moisture lants frmed IN this
| way nSTe mnpy moro n cnanSes oil , ',ng
plants that are not tlrmed. The man might
reasonably be expected TO straighten his bn ,,
while walking thus along the row. but usually
rests his hands upon his legs above the knees,
pressure. While the man firms down the row
the boy renlls his basket with plants, and the
When the tvs thousand ARES are stuck full
o. plants In this back-nreaking way. but not
all at one tine Or N wth me h same iva variety ssS 0
before 1t needs any further attention. beyond
going over it two or three days after planting.
and replacing any roots that may have died.
rows not TO Nil the weeds. for no weeds have
the weed germs. which would appear in a few
days more. A good gardenar never waits for
the the 10 az
the practice is sometimes slightly different.
IN against the rows with plough and cultivator,
and after this has been done two or three
time. the process. Of "handline" begins. II II
were not for this handling" our celery would
but in wide spreading. ILL., shaped .stalks--for
celery left to itself prefers to spread out later.
Ally. like most other plants. In banding"
when the soil is somewhat moist. and with
both hands draws the earth up around each
little branches the straight upward tendency
that we see when the lunches come to market
earth is thrown up against them several times
more. But even after they are fully grown
The stalks I are still green and tho huyeS de.
ma mands that they be white and crisp TO wnite1 ten
cry processes For this work two men are as
signed to each row. one on one side and one on
dig out enough earth from between the rows to
make an EN- bankment rs high as the very tips
spades pat it down till they make a ridge as
smooth and straight asa prick wall; and from
to h 6nS feet ssb bs This ss p rive Gs s.
time in coaitatinC, might learn a useful lesson
The banked-up" celery must stand for two
for market When 4 comes out w Of ats It's long
grave it is discoiored with earth. and is by no
pr fsH ss Gr sa a bs t Ssf wagon S1e loan
to the vegetable house. There It is first washed
clean, and then punched. The mere punching
1uife. v grea, deK,sfIty TRsee Or four roots
or s ,Gar ar. IRE put IN bunch scG11dns
SQUARE, lays ne three or four Of these
ferrous motions twines a strong cord about
them. binding them securely together. ard
tss ma9ss the must o. as this bo
be fully worth the 10 cents or Is or rs cents .
bunch tina. the noTsshola buyer rays for 4.
crop. he pats himself on the back and thanks
heaven for ito manifold blessings He is in
luck u year in and year out no averages $3.50
1t is only, the early, celery that goes direct
that is celery that can GO to market any time
between December and April does not REQUIRE
the banking up because Is preserved II pitt
itself before 1t Is taken out. Winter celery |
brings better prices than the earlier kinds.
stored in pits or trenches has an unfortunate |
way Of freezing or rottinR: and it has to be |
but when the ground is soft enough to DIG.
The varieties OF celery are as the sands OF the |
them. including two or three special Kin Is that |
are better than all others. Gardeners take |
most kindly 10 the dwarf ana hal dwarf VA |
rietiea. because SO many more punches can be |
raised to the acre. Pink celery. which is the |
sweetest and nuttiest Of all the celery tribe. ia
comparatively scarce In our market. because
the people are not accustomed to II. 1t is not |
the finest varieties OF vegetables the m.rk1t
customers are used to and will buy.
IL Is only In the effete East that this Garden |
City celery farm Of 1000 acres would be con-
sidered large plantation. In the Kalamazoo
celery district. the greatest celery belt" In
the world. some OF the farms are so much |
larger that their owners would consider this
only garden patch. Throughout the eight
celery months OF last year. the Kalamazoo dis
trict shipped between twenty and thirty tons
Of celery every day. except on the frequent oc-
casions when the shipments ran up beyond fifty
tons. But with all this the marke ct Ia not sup
piled. and all the big growers are increasing
their acreage every year.