Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1919-03-06
TOMATO
GROWING
IN THE OZARKS

in lie OZAkkS
Introduction This pamphlet
is written by J.W. Kennedy, and
should prove interesting and val
liable to all tomato growers; and
to the man who has some rough
and. hill land, on his farm un.
suited for grain; the man who
has found general farming IN.
profitable; the parents who are
ambitious to educate their child.
rem and are without the neces.
sar.y money.
This industry is no longer con
fined to Maryland and New Jer
sey. but has proven to be just as
profitable here in the Ozarks as
anywhere.
Another fact of evident impor
lance is that the canning factory
S a strong factor In land deVel
ppm-nt In ZONE paris of South
west Missouri gro vers have
gathered from 20 to 30 tons per
acre and in the same section 3,
) and Z tons have been the
yield The difference is not due
to the diff renee in suil or seed
but to the difference in cultiva.
ton.
1t pays to grow tomatoes. In
the past ten years the average
yield has been about four tons
Der acre; this covers the whole
state and some parts are not 'av
rrable for tomato growing. This
,art is adapted to that crop.
Compare this crop, at from ST.
o SIS per ton, to grain crops
md you will find that it is great
y in favor Of tomatoes.
Not only is the tomato a valua
DE crop from the dollar stand
point, but it has a great value as
y soil improver. State Expert
nent Stations figure that it act
tally adds to the soil S. 80 per
acre, figuring the value at the
price Of commercial frrtiliz 4r.
Here are some reports of actu.
vi productions OF Missouri grow
ors: j. W. Nelson, Marshield,
Mo net 53,340 pounds on two
ores and on Is acres an average
of s tons. Carl Z~igelhofer,
MarshfeId, Mo-, produced Is
tons on a measured acre in the
same community. Edwin Gil
,ert obtained 60 tons from 3
acres and j. W. Nelson $50 tons
from 60 acres.
could cite you to hundreds
If such cases as the above if nee
's>ary. This is not a new crop
that has not been tried out. 1t
is not an experiment. ii
has been tried out and found a
success. In 1917, / grew 40
acres and | and my bows cultiva
Ted them. 1t was proven to be
The biggest tomato crop in the
world and it proved to be a prof,
table one. To prove to you thai
] think it is a profitable crop, !
+, xpect to & ow at least 100 acres
This season OF 1919 | helped pu,
the first tomato factory in Wrigh,
county that >he ever had. Tha,
was in Mansfield IN 1898. | have
cen ii close observer of the
! ame every since. | think til,
est way to grow the crop is TO
them with your corn L,A
your corn rows IF 6 feet north
and south and 3 fert east and
west and then split the middle
north and south with your toma
toes and you will grow more
corn and you will have your to
rIato crop clear. The corn will
, i've the tomatoes enough shade
10 keep them from sunburning
; nd they are a nitrogen gathprer
! nd the corn takes it up, so you
: ee that one crop helps the other
] { it was all tomatoes 4x4, the
I sual distance, you would have
: 720 plants to the acre, and if you
! liant every other row 3X6 you
will have 2450, making q differ
once of 27O hills, and the advan.
tage of the two crops-more corn
{ nd more tomatoes than if one
crop was grown alone l would