Milford chronicle., 1930-03-07
MORE TOMATOES FROM FEWER
ACRES

r,o canning of tomatoes has long
baen an important industry III - -
ware and the Eastern Shore VI VIC ~ !
land, and until a few years ago 'Ho
oanning of vegetables crops on q,
io,.e-o commercial scale was conAneu e.
a11ie9v ,tli 81 to the states of the Atlantlc
eaaLoard hut today this industry mas
.,rosd to the middle west anu ne ti
~, western states as a result Oh Ill9
,-aToraI tendency in all agrlculIu!.ss'i d. d.
Eoc+;oTe for farmers to dlVerslly
tI1oir crOD production as Wldey d
lleli i.,.Il - increase the net returns
from their farms. ...,.ooei ei,,a
competition in the crowns ','' ~ is as
,3iDg of tomatoes, therefore, III ~
eonffal for both the growers anu C,.-'
7ors to- make use OF every a''---'-tii-C ti-e
-,,aabod b- which the efficiency ~ .L,,L5 ll-5
-1roTrotfon of the raw ana -'--7,-,-- -
LL-(.l,-.+ will be increased SO .tla' l-i1
1.-,rto industry may De F----- "i''-
--. ,,,.a.ao.a basis in tLl7 av~
80, of Ire United States. -ie-e {, o.. '.l'
1......sr methods tlat may DE -oto
....r =.'a factory reanll5 l- O-i-
--..i-- rr more ,o--a.o -3-t
. trs Tie u.4 oil good -s-t
v.ri..v. the CROWNS
-.--r. nv ,Ie..a. ai.G TIE el5-~"--
...r--.-.-5 aoul- OF Hi-a ".----
efs fertilizer ula 4--- .,a t7
elsurue factors TO ae c1--7-..
.-.- economic lloCL -3.- p-, f.,
rra ..o-ius o. tomato l.'' +.r
.,,t.--ea....d co4l-.-1ss -o- r--
---.-.g.s of rais-as carly --. -...,
,. in Tile Cl-l l--N --,.-
~ =. as q means oil llo"U~
- -,-' 7rrre and better tomatoes L
--7 I-os b-au one OF the MAJOR --o
49, 80. in in the program OF WoI-- NJ NJ
5oo.2 Ca,0tv AGENT Russell E. "il
L--LI e., +5a mast two years, ana l,l- uul-
sor s'l +I,is III neriod many farmers n3ts ;t.,
i, llL-5 f., 4or1owing this practice VIZ
poo-1 .-9--,lte The value OF earllile9
80 S-1antfng has been demohs'l 9'?e, :,'
N IRr1,.I,land also, as indicated IL IL
1-srv1and Bulletin NO. no @l4o, oIants
etates that the date OF seIOine lls.dg p.''t he
in The field greatly lnnuGnCG9 Sts are
-lio1d for the early SET pI%il'5 IIa r,ore
9b1o No tn make considerable aboc1T itio
aD19 -,,+,, before foliage diseases CIeGn
80, 80 u 'Joyelopment, and these planoS
~ 1,oy1a a chance to set la -. -I,
,'oon+aqe "lso of fruit before tne Us Us
Pl.oarotnres of midsummer allIIS 1S
ZEN TIIPo ~ TIan of the cloth-coVereu cotu,
suornes ne is to provide protectloA ~ III
+ba growing plants against low sac+
Saoro%nres. IA1T high winds, anu Inse~'
oa+s Poat,' and to secure plants tor e@l
7:o., Res'S Setting in the field than Is PoSl
a;I1o III n obtain under open plahL-peu 6,a1'o
conditions in this sectlon' - ros of
line county, Maryland three aOIe in
tomatoes from plants eIIId e1Iad *
oIoth-covered coldframes yIelu aro6
tone ner acre in 1928, as coAlpS', lIo,ts
~ Weld Of AS tons IRON nv pi'se,T9 co.,
Srown in open-plant- beds In1 anId On
SLoWn Olants were set in the heIo Oh Oh
1yo1 ~ On and the late plants were STv
Nl"y o+e ss June 1, which cledItS ct
Demonstrates S the economic lnlp0i'
ance of this practice -oouired to
oons+-,,ct a coldframe, ana Inose
S,ars SonSSa who are interested IN STOW
"a "a Ton tomato plants by this meenoS !oSl
lug rennested to get in toucn win
tbe a5e county agents office where ys1,f.Se ue ed
taiIed G instructions will be .rl turntSnee t5nee
Teiative to the plan for making ,InR,n OnSSe No,
nIant-beds. Extension BullenIlH ran M
ts nublished by L. M. Goou"ln, ~, 80 30.
ling Crops Specialist o Itne y ~ ohivoi voI
sitv of Maryland, contains HuoI -bioc+
ni1o sl information on this suDJeSC' ~
nd a COPY Of this bullentlh ;ti,,9 may O0
ana ainod STt free of charge by writing
oDtTlneF t t5n EXTENSION Service at College
park. Maryland.