1912 girl's club, tomato club booklet by Lura M. Huffman

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Hickory, N.C. Oct. 8, 1912

Jan. 27th, 1912.

I joined the girls Tomato club and have enjoyed the work fine. I attended several meetings and though they were quite interesting. On December 17th Papa plowed my one-tenth acre at his best estimation about eight inches deep with a two horse turning plough, and Mar. 21th Papa plowed my one-tenth acre the second time with a one horse turning plow, and April 17th papa harrowed it till good and mellow. On March 21th I sowed my first bed of seeds in a small box and every evening I would give my bed a thorough sprinkling in order to keep the soil loose and moist and on April 10th my box was green with beautiful little plants. April 2th I sowed my second seeds in a hot bed. I transplanted my first plants April 20th in a cold frame. Before setting the plants in patch Papa harrowed,

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the ground again, and then furrowed the rows three feet in widht with a small shovel plow than on June 3th I set my first plants in the patch and in several day's after I hoed them thoroughly and I thought I could almost see them growing and on June 16th I saw my [crossed out] the first beautiful yellow bloom, and in about ten days after I saw a little tomato. July 1th I set my second plants in the patch and every day are so I would go and see my patch and generally take my hoe wiht me and trim the weeds and grass out of them. July 16th I saw my first ripe tomato and certainly thought I was canning. July 25th I canned my first fruit after having a little trouble with my canner I had a lot of trouble in canning at first but I did not get discouraged and I certainly think it is fine work for the young girls to do I am glad I joined it. Lura M. Huffman. Hickory, N.C.