The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-04-21
A CELERY cENrFs;'
What Hollanders Have kcoompl,,h..,,
a Mlohlpnn Inun N"euNlll

"'S''S"H town.
Kalamazoo celery is so we'll !,
in every part of this country th..
name Is used for all the bettos '' y,
of celery, and, like blue poln,
ters' and Little Neck elams
guarantee contained in the nan,
the article to the exclusion n, ~
brands. The excellence of tbio ~"
Is said to be due to three tblng, WV
seed, dark, heavy soil and care in ,S
Ing and bleaching it. Careful n, ey
might be added. But as any parSs'
,an select good seed and give the nI,'
good culture, Kalamazoo must q,
in the soil or better natural condhs
as celery region.
The celery meadows are lust on,.,
Of the town Of Kalamazoo. norh
south of the city, and surroundo,
hills, divided crosswise by higb MA
on which the houses are bunt T1
meadows are but three miles lonn
mile wide. These bottom land
not common farming lands. Inn I.
composed of peculiar form Of n'
muck, the result Of vegetable deco,
position, and formerly they we,.
rich that no fertilizers were rooi,I
Not more than a dozen years apo H.,
little celery was raised on these mn.
dows, and none for shipment 10 III
markets. Joseph Dunkley, the aor,
WAS one of the pioneers in the indns,,
recognizing the peculiar value Of 4
muck soil for celery. He owned ono
the earliest celery farms, and II il
ported that he amassed fortune I'M
the business before it was injured
competition.
In recent years the output has b4.
so enormous that prices have drom,
from zoe. to l0c. per dozen, and NAL
growers have been complaining ri
seasons of 1928 were comparatlu
poor ones, and number of the crowd
left their farms to engage in the san
business in the suburbs of New YmN
but they soon returned to their hon
town. The growers are nearly all tn
landers, and they live in dwellings
their small holdings, which general
consist of from five to ten acres. TN
are a frugal, industrious race, and h
adopt the most advanced system Of
tensive farming. Five acres easily al
ports an ordinary Holland family d
there is no doubt but the head Of
saves money
The punches of celery are packed
wooden boxes and shipped to comm
sion men. The boxes are made in
town, giving employment to a numb
Of mechanics. They are about
size Of peach crate, "A inches Ion
16 inches wide and to inches deed
Fertilizers are now used freely upI
the already rich bottom lands, id
every time grower takes load
celery into the town he brings back
load of fertilizer. 1t is claimed ID
four crops of celery are raised in d
season on the land, but this is b
literally true. The farmers make 10
which mature from July
December, but these can hardly
called four crops. The first plandi
Is made early, and as this celery ml
be bleached with boards it is an
'erior grade. The old saying is A
celery is not fit to eat until after
first frost, and in some sense this
rue, but modern conditions OF our ma
tets demand that celery shall be rel
or use all the year round. The sout
I'm growers send it north early
"mmer, and since people will buy d
agetabEe out of season the Kalamn
rowers begin to send their PROUD
o the cities much earlier than
ears ago.-NeW York Post.