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Show CELERY OF PAMPHLET! I A. C. Expert Writes On Culture of This Product Pro-duct in Utah i r.dfJAN, Oct. Ti "Celery Culture for I'tah," by T. H. Abclf. assistant professor of horticulture. Utah Agricultural Agri-cultural college. Is the latest circular published by the I'tah Agricultural college experiment station. As the celery acreage In Utah Is bicre-uslng iery year and there are possibilities for considerable development develop-ment of celery prodctlor. In Utah, this circular has been published to aid new growers, and lo give the more experienced producers opinions of some of our most successful celery farmers. As celery is one of the most profitable profit-able crops. It can be raised on land where farmers are obliged to use high priced water for Irrigation purposes. VAIOITS &HAKES DISCUSSED. This circular gives a detailed discussion dis-cussion of the various Factors which go toward the successful production of first class celery. A great deal of experimental work Is yet to be done i on fertilizers .for celery, but so far as Is known, manure seema to give the best results ln ,mo3t cases. As the circular points out. celery is a native of the .mar-Mies near the coasts of Kiirope, Africa and Asia. Therefore It will not tolerate a dry soli. Utah has the kind of soli upon which celery thrives. This together with our climate, gives It u peculiar i rlspness and sweetness unknown to other varieties. Trench versus level planting, and single versus double rows are thoroughly thor-oughly discussed, the advantages and disadvantages of both methods being pointed out In each case. One of the big Jobs in celery growing id setting the plants There are three ways fully explained ln wftich this may be done: with a dibble, with a trowel, 1 and with the fingers ( ri.nv vrns METHODS. Considerable space is iclven to the methods of Irrigation and cultivation This Is an Important phase of the work as the ground nnM bo kept moist, and free from wee.'-s at all times Celery cannot compel" wirh any kind of weeds , Probably the most important phase in the production of c, l-rv. according to Professor Abe'.: la the blanching of the stems This may ho done either with boards br with earth. However, the method w hich gives Ihe Utah celery Its eaceltent flavor Is blanching with ea :'i. Boards sometimes some-times Impart a resinous flavor. Included ln the circular is an article ar-ticle hy Dr 1. M. Hnwb y, professor of entomology at the Utah Agricultural Agricul-tural college, on lns'CtM and pests which attack calory. Also a survey of celery diseases by .1. T. Tanhenhans. taken from "Diseases of Truck Crops and Their Control." Much of the Information contained in the circular Is t', resuli of the experiences of some of our most successful suc-cessful celery growers In Utah. Oth-T Information Is the resul'. of Proft - sor Abeil's own exD-""ienc and that of authorities on celery rrowlng oo |