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Show INQUIRY ANSWERED. Replying to the inquiry of Mr. G. A. Welling of Farmington in regard to cilery growing will say: Celery docs best on a good strong rich loam. The soil should be worked work-ed until it is in good tilth as is usually usual-ly given to garden crops. Soil containing con-taining a considerable amount of al- kali should be avoided if possible. While the celery may do well on highly alkaline soils it docs better on soils that arc more nearly neutral Celery seed is very slow in gcrminat- 1 ing and the seed beds need to be carefully care-fully watered and shaded from the j time the seeds arc planted until they J germinate.. When the scodlings have 1 made a pair of small leaves th plants should be transplanted and set in a frame or in a bed where they can stand two or three inches apart. It will take about three .lonths from the time tlw seed is planted until the I plants are ready to be set in the field. Field planting is usually done in this part of the country during June and July. The general method of field cultivation culti-vation was described in a rvcent article ar-ticle in the Deseret Farmer. As to wirietics recommeud'ed will say that the White Plume and the Golden Self Blanching ant two of the most popular popu-lar varieties. A very large variety called the Giant Pascal is very excellent ex-cellent kind. It requires a long season sea-son for its full maturity. Celery is a highly profitable crop where well grown and there is a good market for all that caii be raised Asst. Horticulturist. , aflHHVMHH |