The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-07-02

may say. Eyes. but It ro-
qulrcs experience TO raise good
marketable celery, and this In
wolves time. labor and expense"
Yenrs ago. before the advent OF tho
sclf-bloachlng sorts, ! viii admit that
this WINS IN measure true. but since
the Introduction Of the Golden Self
Blanchng white Plume, and Giant
Pascal land right here | would say,
there are no better sortO. II requires
but little more experience TO grow
good crop OF celery than II does to pro-
ducc one OF cabbage or beet. First be-
Sin properly by buying seed Of some
reliable seedman. Now select a plot
OF fine loamy soil; II black. all the
better. Spade this TO a depth OF at
least one foot. as early In the spring
as the ground can be worked, then with
steel-toothed rake level on smoothly
and lay out beds two feet wide, but
do not raise them more than can be
helped. II the ground is not very rich
now Is the time to make II so. by APP
nlylng some good brand Of suporphos-
phate. say a peck to each rod OF bed.
This must be raked In TO a depth OF
five or six inches. then again care
fully rake the beds lengthwise. This
done. draw marks crosswise. These
must be very shallow, and eight Inches
apart. seed may now be sown quite
thickly and covered by sitting fine
earth over II 30 as Just to hide the
seeds. Firm down. either with light
roller or otherwise. As celery seed re-
qulrcs n long time TO terminate. the
beds must be sprlnkled once day II
the weather be dry. II this nreiim-
mary work has boon well done. In
about three weeks you will have n
fno bed OF plants, which may be thin
ned 10 about one inch apart In the
row. All the attention now required
viii be to keep the beds FREQ from
weeds. and give water when dry until
about the first OF July. when the plants
should be removed to the field. A re-
claimed swamp muck II undoubtedly
the best and most natural ground on
which to grow celery. II should be
well drained and made yery rich. and
: be well fitted. Tho rows should b.
made four feet apart. and It is wei
to sink the rows an inch or two. Hole
, for receiving the plants should be se
firmly and the soil. II dry. pressed
with the feet; the plants must b
watered until established. Nothinl
more need be done for six weeks ex
ccpt to keep all well cultivated AM
free from weeds: by that time tn
Z plants will have attained about on
= foot Of growth. and banking must be
gin. This branch OF celery culture Ia
until recently been a slow and ted
4 lous operation. The push scraper
now used by all progressive growers
this IL a simple tool and easily mai
by any one In a few minutes. Take
board six inches wide. fifteen inche
] long. three-fourths OF an inch thlcl
= bore n hole In the center and insert
handle Ia rake handle 10 Just IN
thing) slCping back at n convenion
angle; now brace II and you have
push scraper. II now requires tw
c men with push serapers" one eac
u aide OF row; the earth should be push
y cd gently against the plants. this make
A banking of about six inches. and get
e no more dirt In the hearts than the old
, time handling. and Is much more ca
pedltIous; besides. the plants are I
a better shape for banking properl!
which can be done with hoe or spad
V as the operator may see at. The cart
should be drawn nearly to the top {
e plants and n the solf-blanehlng sorl
b have been used. this will be all II
.e banking required. and in about thr'
10 weeks there will be a fine crop (
d celery.