American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1915-02-06
Will Pay $40 Per
Ton For Tomatoes
Detailed Instructions On How 10 Pre-
pare Hot Bed aud Grow Tomatoes
For Transplanting.


ming company held meeting Satur-
day evening, and after discussing the
question thoroughly, voted to pay inc
farmers so per ton for tomatoes,
All the factories In the state las; yem
paid so per tone, but this year most
Of them reduced the price to 81 aud
II Is reported that the Davis ana We.
hor county factories could double
their present acreage at these figures
In as much as the Ichi acreage viii
be grown largely by stockholders
themselves, Il was decided to pay the
top price, being paid by Draper and
Murray About % acres were sub.
scribcd for al the Saturday evening
meeting, and indications are that
practically all the desired acreage
may be obtained among the stockhold-
crs. However. the shares have been
reduced, and anyone. not now "A stock
holder, may become one for SO and
up, and thus secure of privilege OF
planting tomatoes. II was stated by
experienced growers who were pre-.
sent that there was less trouble g.
growing three acres of tomatoes .har
one acre of bects. after the plants
have been secured. A circular tell
ing how to grow tomatoes was dis
tributed among those who signed mp
An extract regarding the hot bed
an a tNs - Ia. IL. Go.
follows:
During the last week of March, or
the first week of April. the hot-bed
should be prepared for the scotland
II would be some better II the ex-
cavation for the hot-bed had been
made In the fall. For the hot-bed an
excavation should be made tho width
desired to accommodate your window
sash-storm windows can be advan-
tageously used for hot-bed sash-and
from 10 to Is inches In depth and of
sufficient length TO accommodate the
number of plants desired. II tho seed
Is sown broadcast hot-bed four by
twenty feet will grow about 1000
plants of sufficient size for trans
planting In cold frames II the seed
Is sown In drills Is will require con-
siderable more space. Tho hot-bed
should be located on a warm south or
southeastern slope and amply shelf
cred from the winds: common fenc-
Ing can be used for the hot-bed
frames and the bed should be banked
well around the outside with manure
or dirt. The hot bed should be filled
up with from twelve inches to six
teen inches Of fresh horse manure
and this should be thoroughly wet
and packed down In the bed On top
of this should be placed from four to
six inches Of well pulveriZed and mel
low dirt, After the bed has been pre-.
pared In the above manner Il should
be left open until the first violent
heat has escaped. or until the earth
on top shows a temperature of from
so to 30 degrees of heat--it will or
dinarly take from four to six days for
the heat to escape to this extent and
some shorten the time by proddnp
through the bed with n sharpened
stick.
After the heat has escaped to the
proper temperature the dirt should be
packed down slightly firm and the
seed then sown. either broadcast or
In drills. and when sown broadcast n
little dirt can be placed over the seeds
To cover them, and then the bed should
be kept well watered. II Il Is thought
necessary TO hurry the sproutlng the
seeds may be- soaked In water forty
eight hours before sown. II the nights
are cool aud frosty Il would be adj
yisable 10 cover the hot-bed over with
hay or straw, or an old carpet, SO rs
TO keep the bed from cooling too much
and thus causing the loss of moisture
by evaporation The sash should b,
raised during the warm part Of tho
day, so as To give the plants proper
ventilation, and care should be- cXer-
ciscd on hot days. so that the plants
viii be- given plenty of ventilation aud
thus keep them from being burned
out They should also he given plenty
Of moisture on such days.
When the season Is sufficiently nd
Nanccd and the plants are from one
90 two mchOs high they should be-
transplanted into cold frames Thos, |
cold frames should be located on
southern 9lOro whore they will re- |
coiyc AN the warmth possible. Build |
the frames the size desired to accom- |
MEDIATE the plants. of fencing, and So |
constructed Tint they can be covered |
over with choose cloth or tobacco |
clOlh, Th'N should be located on |
good rich soil which has been |
thoroughly pulvorizcd, and the cold |
frames are then ready for transplant
ing the plants from the hot bed The
plants, as taken from the hot-bed |
should be set out I'm rows in the cold
frames, from | - TO inches apart
I'm the rows and the rows from . l-2
10 inches apart Tho plants should
be scr very deep and the groundI
about the plant should be- irmcd
down II the transplanting Is done
in bright warm weather the plants
should hp wcll wntered aud tho beds
should be shaded for two or three
days, or until the plants have again
started growth
Many of those who will grow toma-
toes will not care 10 go to the trouble
and expense OF q hot bed The com
pany, however, viii make arrange
ments 10 grow plants for all who
want them, but arrangements should
De made with the secretary or presi-
lent al as early a date as possible
The Liyingston-Stono variety, n large,
lrm. red early variety, Is the kind