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Show Best Soil. After tho tomato plants start to grow they Bhould bo gono through very carefully and nil of tho suckers removed, so thnt tho strength will go to the main Btalk. This will cause tho fruit to rlpon much bettor. TomatoeB will grow on almost any kind of soil, but It must bu made very rich by Uio uso of good, well rotted Btablo manure. A good grado of fertilizer fer-tilizer may also bo applied to the baso of tho plant nnd then worked Into tho EOll. Muck lands nro not at all practical for growing tomatoes, bccaUHo thoy mako too largo a growth of vinos, and, consequently, do not yield as much , fruit as when grown on heavy soil. |