Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1922-10-11

ing Celery sn Field. ::s sss d 5
/ seed is necessary, but recent expert
ments have shown that four
seed gives greater freedom from dis
ease and siIG many respects issprefer-@
able to fresh seed. However, much
depends upon the way the seed has!
been handled, as great changes of tenn
perature retluce It's vita lily. There are
approximateI "a, 600 celery seeds ain
an ounce and q, 900 to- &c, ,OOes plantgs
are needed to set an. acre, but NOT
Eeyery seed can be relied pom 70 pro-
duce d good plant. -Four ounces Of
extra good seed Is usually enough to- !;
provide plants for an acre, but mosss;II
growers use eight to twelve ounces. N q
three to- five weeks after the early
crop seed Is sown the plants are trans.
planted Ito trays, to greenhouse
benches or to cold frames, and later
to the fields For the later or stand:
ard crop the plants are usually grown
In field beds.
For the home garden 200 of 300
plants cansbe started in q cigar box or
In "a wooden tray: in the house, butsas
3aSrule it Is more econo nomical to buy the
small number of plants needed Spe-
cial care is needed during the first
two weeks after the seed lis sown to
|3see that the soil does not dry out and
after the plants come up that they sfe {
not overwatered. There are many im-
! portant details to the setting iof the I
plants In the field, but even the com
mercial fields are set by hand, though
the department. suggests that there IS /
no reason why a suitable machine for.
doing the work should not be deyel-sl
oped. .isi Il
IS Celery is la moisture loving plant,
land it is frequently necessary to en- 4
ploy Irrigation unless the soil Is nat
urally moist. Three systems are ern-5ss
ployed The overhead sprinkler sys-
TEN, the furrow or surface system and
1.-THE underground 6orS ubirTigah on sys
TEN. 1t has been found that the first
Ifof these is generally the most adapt
able! Since the plants are greatly in.s'
Ijured by willing, succ cessfnls 3 growers
watch the soil moisture condl ltions
closely and sIappIy water before any
whiting of the leaves occurs Some
successful growers inS the northeastern
district do not use irrig gattons They
depend upon having, the soil sin good;
condition, and well supplied with er.s
gantc matter; and upon thorough and
frequent cultivation. VI; VI:
Celery is SUBJ ject to the attacks of
diseases from seedbed to market.
|sDamping off is the principal danger In
the seedbed, but this can usually be-
controlled satisfac ctorily by care not to
overwater and by giving plenty Of ven
lstilation Plants in the field suffer from
early and late blight, bacterial blight,
| Sclerotinia rot, and black ck-heart There
are rots that attack the product In /
storage or in transit. Blights spread
rapidly during periods Of moist and
sultry weather, and even during bright
weather, when the. plants are growing
rapidly, spraying is necessary to be on
the safe side. The storage blights or
rots usually have their origin In field
diseases. Control is based upon crop
rotation and spraying with bordeaux
mixture to prevent them. A reading
Of the bulletin will give thorough
understanding Of the approved meth.
Isods Of control S. &:
Results Of Experience.
The experience of many successful
growers and the results of experiment
tai tests on blanching, harvesting stor-s
4 Ing and shipping are given II consIdsS
serable detail. Although 1t Is an ex.
pensiye crop to grow and market most
growers have paid littlesatte ention to {
cost accounting, and cOndi itions vary
so much from year tor year and In diff.
ferent regions that 1t is difficult to-
give figures Of real value. The prin:
cipal items Of expense are: Interest
on investment, plowing and fitting the /
Hand, drainage and irrigation fertiliz,
hing, growing the plants, setting and
cultiyating, spraying, cost Of boards or
! paper used In blanc ching, abor, selling
costs and washing. 1t Is safe ato as.
| sumo, says the department, that the
4 grower who Is not making g profit OF
from $500 to $500 an acre sor more Ia
falling short Of his goal, but the only
| way to know what profit Is being ade
is to keep "a carefuls cost account to-
balance against the returns,
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