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:and die, although the tops appear healthy. Seed should 

 not be sown in soil where "damping-off" has occurred. 

 Do not keep the soil wet by too frequent watering. 

 During the winter or early spring when plants are 

 kept under sash, always water in the morning, rather 

 than in the afternoon. Spraying with weak Bordeaux 

 mixture, or applying road dust, fire-dried sand, slaked 

 lime, or sulfur about the base of the plants will great- 

 ly aid in checking the disease. 



Soft-Rot is a bacterial disease which enters at the 

 root or crown and spreads rapidly throughout the 

 whole plant. The bacteria rarely enter uninjured 

 plants. The greatest damage is done to ripe cabbage, 

 or those in storage. Hea\y losses have been sustained 

 where the heads were improperly stored. The disease 

 spreads rapidly over the outer leaves, making the cab- 

 bage unsightly and affecting the market value. Avoid 

 fields where the disease has been known to occur. 

 Handle the crop carefully when harvesting, so as to 

 bruise the heads as little as possible. See that the 

 heads are dry before putting them in storage. 



Related Crops. 



Cauliflower, Kohlrabi, and Brussels Sprouts require 

 practically the same treatment as cabbage, as regards 

 soil, time of planting, and culture; except that they 

 arc somewhat more sensitive towards both the ex- 

 treme cold in winter and the heat of summer. Seed 

 should be sown in the cold frame the middle of October, 

 and the young plants hardened off until January, when 

 they should be transplanted into rows in the field. 

 They must be started early enough in the field to avoid 

 the heat of early summer. One of the best varieties 

 of Cauliflower is Early Snowball; of Kohlrabi, White 

 Vienna; of Brussels Sprouts, Long Island. 



Collards and Kale are so commonly and so easily 

 grown that no discussion of their culture seems neces- 

 sary. 



