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THE TOMATO THE TOMATO

By PAUL WORK

ILLUSTRATED

NEW YORK

ORANGE JUDD PUBLISHING COMPANY, Inc. 1945

TABLE OF CONTENTS ILLUSTRATIONS INTRODUCTION The Tomato I THE TOMATO IS A GREAT FOOD AND CROP PLANT

Solution Culture The Tomato Plant Seedless Fruits

II CHOOSE THE SOIL AND FEED THE PLANT

Nitrogen Failure to Set Fruit Phosphorus Potash Stable Manure Placement and Side Dressing

III THE BEST IN SEED IS NONE TOO GOOD

Breeding Selection Methods Certification The Ideal Variety Varieties

IV STRONG PLANTS FOR EARLY MATURITY AND HEAVY CROP

Open-bed Plant Growing Southern Plants Growing Early Plants in the North The Place to Grow Plants Beds, Flats and Pots The Blocking System Soil Seed and Seed Sowing Care of Seedlings Transplanting Pruning Young Plants Hardening

V GOOD CULTURE FAVORS GOOD RETURNS

Time of Planting Plant Protectors Spacing Methods of Planting Cultivation Irrigation Mulching

VI TO TRAIN THEM UP OR LET THEM SPREAD

Pro and Con

VII THE ETERNAL BATTLE WITH INSECTS AND DISEASES

Insects

VIII SKILLFUL SELLING CROWNS THE ENTERPRISE

Harvesting Picking Green Ripening Waxing Grading Packaging Selling Local Selling Cannery Selling

IX OPERATING IN THE RED OR IN THE BLACK SELECTED REFERENCES

General Food Value Cannery Greenhouse Breeding and Varieties Plants for Transplanting Fertilizers Cultural Practices Physiology Diseases and Insects Marketing Costs and Economics

INDEX FOOTNOTES: Transcriber's Notes.

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