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Show Growing Fine Tomatoes Y received our titsijesson In grow, lut; tuniiitnis fiotu un old gardener some lift) veuis ago, und have hover hit upon aii) better method, says Wallace's Wal-lace's Farmer, Tomatoes require good, rich toll, such as Is found In most well-regulated well-regulated gardens. Tlicy should be grown from plants that have been developed de-veloped In the green-house and gradu ally hardened as soon as the danger from frosts Is past. These plants should be set out three feat each way and cut tlyated as you cultivate corn. Put down near each plant a good stout stake, say three Inches In diameter and about five feet high Then take a cloth strip or soft twine, and as soon as the tomato plant Is five or six Inches high tie the plant to the stake, rather loosely, at the bottom. Then pinch olT all side branches As the plant develops tie it to the stake every six Inches or so, making the upper up-per ties rather closer to the stake than the lower ones; in fact, quite close to the stake, otherwise the weight of the tomato will cause the vine to sag. That, is all there U to It In this way ouwlll get tomatoes from one to two weeks earlier, and so much better in quality that you can tell them when a can Is opened next winter. We have often seen single stalks leld a peck of tomatoes when handled In this way. The main trouble trou-ble Is that farmers will not usually keep the side shoots pinched off. Occasionally Oc-casionally one will fork and may be .trained to two ukes, but we prefer one. By this side trimming the whole strength of plant Is thrown into one stalk and the tomatoes on that stalk. This accounts for the more vigorous yield and the superior quality. This is a Job for the bright boy or girl. Try It and tell us next fall If you do not have more tomatoes than you ever had before on the same acreage, and of a greatly Improved quality. When frost Is Imminent you can cut oft the vine hang It up In the cellar and let the tomatoes ripen. The good housewife house-wife always has a place to use even the green tomatoes. A very few stalks handled In thl way will provide all the tonntoes needed for even a large family. |