The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1904-01-08
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The Farm and Grove.
Copyrighted by Rural Press Syndicate.
II. E. STOCEB2lDGE, PHI. D., Editor.
SOME CELERY POINTERS.
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planting celery plants from the seed
bea to the open field, for the winter
crop. The Importance and possibili-
ties OF the crop are being more and
more recognized. 1t is natural,
therefore, that many persons have
been attracted to it with little
knowledge of the conditions essential
to success; many others have begun
It's cultivation too recently to have
yet worked out for themselves, the
best methods of practice. 10 such,
suggestions founded ON successful
experience with this crop must have
practical value.
one OF the cOlnmOnCSt errors of the
beginner, is to hunt out u piece of
muck land, and then by expensive
drainage seek to adapt it to celery
culture The fact is, that the crop is
we'll adapted to any good mellow
land, reasonably retentive of mois-
ture and fertilizers Water, in album
dance, is the chief requirement. of
celery. Muck is adapted to the crop,
not because it is muck, but because
it is usually well supplied with the
indispensable water. Some of the
most important western celery sec
tons are located on sandy loan soils.
The same is true of some of the best
celery fields of Fla. 1t often hap
pens that sandy bottom lands may
be more cheaply supplied with arti-
fetal ca water, either artesian or
stream, than muck lands can be
freed from excess of water by drain
age. Though the crop is absolutely
dependent on plenty of water, it will
not thrive with excess. It's roots
must never penetrate to standing
water, it abhors swet feet. 1t is
therefore as important to provide for
rapid removal of excessive moisture,
by drainage, as to secure an ade-
luate supply. This is a point which
The beginner, and even many more
experienced, often Overlooks, with
results.
The double row system is not
to southern conditions. This |
is another point responsible for many
l failure. Rows three feet apart, |
with plants 3 or inches apart, are
most satisfactory, in the long run. |
Attempting to blanch with earth, af-
ier the northern method, will lead |
o disaster. Boards must be depend |
I'd On, or rusted, worthless stalks will
De the result.
Constant and regular growth is the
ccret of large yields, and the crisp
less which so largely determines
quality. This is also the best AS
urance against the "seeders" which
ave ruined so many crops. The
character and methods of fcrtilizing
AVE very important bearing on these
to success.
The fro quently found belief that
manure is essential to celery, is with
int rational foundation. 1t is never
and in scctionTel- calaI
he blight prevails TO- iS titlet
Method for-''' :,
'mond b. Trueman of Jackson ''i'
spent Christmas on Palatka Mr.
ITS with his parents, Mr.. and OF v
VI. j. Trueman. ,horp II,
r y Af SSGstad &@ls IS the snreSl
- IA. disrase. This is almost III. ~ sc
, VIZ where the culls ana SIrlP-
,~s are used in compost, Vi ~ pnrn- W
- shout stables and y;n,rdSS, t b"'m Of b
, rs the only proper dlSIoS, ,.ists in in o
,2h material, il any blight eA'S'' - T.
e vicinity. .bould he di- q
LUZ ''T into at least three different "p pI '
u ,,i ,,, This is best because y,
10 e large quantities ne, de p ,y n ,,s9
u nHd fine amount OF Wa'rl p,iiII&
.oI; IN ' the soil, which would i ilt,, 'i i"
II, u, nr rnS much of the plant i9ou M IL
~ carry r ., waters, before II
} in' ,,onSihiv be used by the crop,
quo IpI" UiiI Quantity was applied IL,
lh ,;o 1' We are growing Wlh.ct
'llH decomposition ana c,l"n nS7,
'el t,,Sa ,soiI are at this time coinp"i%"
n . t.iv Siow, notification ana Wv WV
,thcr processes when when, .n,'~niIabie,
,J i. food of fertilizers " a;i,Iu con-
ii'rt slowly, and cannot poSS SIZED by
rort the entire quantlt$ ne vi
Me- CROP. into an avnilaDi" c", ,oosurr
.md thus protect it III " , ,,,otli
hm' 'inst waste, in the short tilhe s",,,
.i,mt FIR the same changes Ill wa
or weather. w is = large feed
"a ,onnv growers 20 TO wastelu ,n r,o
en- n'"' in Their attempts 10 M
'rellieS nrirempnts. know, ior III,
'h ls1oo '' IF n large crop when va:
CortiIized at the rate per % ro,,i,iler
trI I.. 20 hiah-grade special lertlll%SSoi
t ,nnH I've w. Hf blood and Donc, allH 't
~, ILo' 81 ~ nitrate of soda. 1T Is S1i1 a,v y
IDS. T ,no tl,, crop of celery ever grow grow,
nonld have actually co'ts'I Innst On
half of this material. AZ ' ooctuaIl
t,nif Of the inVesLmeht W"S into n
I THROWN away, ana went '"''
o drainage bitches, ,,.,, on,,Iicotic
: rrhn most satisfactory "ppii coil
,,r Nv average conditions ana sol ii
lot s %s Of 5000 lbs. of fertlIlZ9i[I' y !
If c"nnn S,T,ti of which s shout /
p[" ns acid / per cent; nitrogen ,7
phoS. %r & One half OF the
r. anu lpn ,s%ould be in the form Oh
er it I,'Ss, If soda, the other hall may
tr"le y, 'J hone. or cotton-seed me
.t niooH I,' "' "st should be in the form
~ l lme tpnInhate, and thfA5 and be
nu should be di&idshering in c. ntif fL
In tions,r. g t0tal !nnniica-
az. I. |. II , ny ,yhirh may be pioM'tt Two
weeE' o"e ,, III and the otI l'eit !, he
ore , sst',pS and cultivated l" 0'
tween the rows
far north in the g; mit ssSTti
has the orange ever "nan - Ans. Geor
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