The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-05-24
W. o. ROBINSON TELLS
HOW TO RlPeN TOMATOES
Well Known chasseiI Man Gives Directions
Which Can be Followed With Pro''t
nv Hon. o. W. Robinson, Former
Lieut.. Gov.

have successfully ripened tomatoes
AT Chassell tHoughton county TOT 'ho
past eight wears. some seasons seiiius
~ mapv "a 40 bushels of ripe fruit ana
from go 70 80 bushels Of green iona
toes.
Most OF the ripe tomatoes nave soi.
directly TO consumers in Hancock anu
uopghfon. although some seasons part
OF the crop has been disposed OF ~
narcnants. The prices obtained ranged
from 4c 10 lOc per pound or from 81 70
* nor huahel. WHAT sell to the trade
average me about " per bushel' Dur
ing the pickling season green ones arc
sold 10 the trade at from zoe TO soc per
bushel. Both yield a good proht.
Nv method Of raising tomatoes Is
very simple, but like other crops they
REQUIRE care and attention at the proper
time.
lst-Seed. experimental with sew
eral Of the earlier varieties and hnany
adopted SPARKS Earlianna. nave
nsed no other seed for the past i've
yearn buying new seed each year.
mink. however. the season for ripenine
might be advanced by saving and
nlanting seeds ripened in this region.
Undoubtedly plants grown from sucf
seed would DO more hardy and ripper
earlier
and-Planting. | SOW from the l0tl
H. the last of April ia well warne,
botbed. Cover with glass and on cole
nights protect the glass with duck can
ya@. After the seeds are we'll up re
move the glass during bright, warn
sunny days. whion tends to tougher tn
yonng plants. ON cloudy or on coo
DAYS leave the covers on but raise th
sash little 60 allow plenty of air {
circulate inside the frames When tn
third leaf begins TO develop on tn
pfant transplant 60 cold frame, sci
ting the plants about three inches q
part each way. Ny cold frame Ia
sides IAlNlHE nHnMA FAA AAA'At'f
the ground and still skeleton fran
about twelve inches higher over who
Mace a canvass on cold nights an
also for a few days after transplantir
flom the hotbed TO keep the your
plants from whiting. In preparing q
scil for the cold frame take well 70
ted sod prepared in advance pulye
lied Az fine as may he, mixed with XII
earth and sat the plants into this mi
ture. As the roots grow they hecor
sntwined among he dead grass tool
80 that when ready for transpantii
the young plants can be easily remov
with a 'clod OF earth adhering
their roots. While the plants .
growing in the cold frame care shou
bc taken 20 keep them sufficiently W
tered and protected from frosts
night or on unusually cold days Unc
proper treatment tomato plants gr,
very rapidly and become hardened
Third -Transplanting and Culti'
ton. When there is no further pro-
6ility Of frost-ay from the tenth
the twentieth Of June prepare
ground mark II out three feet o.
way and again transplant from
cold frame to the open field Ny M
of transplanting at this time IL W
il called pudding in. AT each c
Nor Of the three feet squares ! di
sufficient hole 70 receive the pla
The ground being thus prepared ]
the plants with trowel with olod
earth adhering TO the roots and ri
IA shallow. fiat box. While one
distributes the plants another one
the holes with water. A man sets
plant into the puddle and with his
hand pokes the dry earth into the !
around IT, so ina very few mint