Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-02-01

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york ~ right you should not
,.,nyns until your plants
,Towlug nicely; and after
~. Won sprinkle your bed
iii In between the rows
,Ir,. the next time after
% w. and the ground is dry
work in you should stir
NEXT to the plants. lf your
warm you can not get IL
r,nIlIng. turn on u small
water and let It irrignte.
IN give your plants plenty
as fast us you dare give
commence by giving II
I'm. of the day, one hour
n double the time ns fnst
.on will permit. so the
N become toughcned ana
come to setting out. Have
Al ploughed. narrowed. lev
rarked on the opposite way
which You wish TO irrigate;
NJ with n single shovel
Man YOU want to hrigatc,
,,r rows i've feet apart each
n. tomatoes and II for early
each way will do. Leave
an Of every sixteen for u
n In your field. lf You
81 crop you will find you
n bed thoroughly before
YOUR plants as they VIII
aud you Will get more OF
1 Turn your water down
ahead OF you while SET
,r plants and when you are
n the row leave just enough
the row to follow you
the end and settle the
bound the roots OF each and
Ii. II you are planting
say from four To ten acres
Ia lrr!gntor TO attend To the
II one to drop the plants
Two TO set them out to keep
r. running along smoothly.
hitter your ar. through set
y you may take the water
\ you have your Held set
kay turn the water In again
b.
no, let the water run too
liz chIlls the ground and
! growth OF the plants, cspe-
ILol,c soil. Let me say right
n sandy loan Is the best
|or tomatoes and the higher
the better. ON account Of
Ilnas- etc. As quick as You
|sh p'pinniing. which ought
second time you 80 over the
should begin cultivating
t-for, the burrows dry out
foul with weeds. using u
|vaior with the Tenders To
y burrows. do not try To
sclf work by saving the fur
b. next irrigation for II the
good as our seasons usually
an occasional shower now
during the spring and sum.
will never need your fur
monr. Cultivation is the
urc now until your crop be-
I-n which Is about the mid.
isust. In the early part OF
} h. very slow about irri.at-
showers OF rain nrc expect
irE growth makes the bloom
.Uu will lose NIL the first and
of your crop. DO not think
iorur your crop by making
: Erow fast. This II u sad
a!ih most OF our growers.
plants tough and woody just
Is you can after they come
hot l-'i and keep them 50
ID the season. The time to
,mlto,s II after the fruit Ii
! Gu the vine aud the first
r-inuIuE to ripcn. Have the
= level NJ possible with a
)" next TO the vines. 50 ns
b. water to run through the
l. i supposed to bc your
only time to irrignic since
out OF the plants. Bc SURF
cH n good soaking. Get the
pl aud wet at this time:
vines ought to bc large
shade the ground 80 well
III bold moisture until you
;h picking.
ave u number one good crop
ind at least Ave Tomatoes
r. from the fork Of the first
be extreme top OF every
ID they will he heavy. sweet
, harvesting:
factory supply your pickcrs
.y.puund candy pals. ot
o will just I'LL n hfty.pound
struct them to not pick any
has the least bit OF green
:, time going over the field.
low them to turn the vine
leave them that way but to
cm apart and reach de-
'r the fruit.
= can without doubt. IL han.
'rly. ht the rate OF s. or ~
l'c made u very protitabic
b" Arkansas valley. us the
raised an average Of twelve
ere.