trinidad and tobago bulletin. [t [xx.2,3&4,. 

 YEG ETAB IjES. 



CABBAGE CULTIVATION IN TRINIDAD. 



By R. 0. Williams, 

 Superintendent, Royal Botanic Gardens, etc. 



The growing of cabbage if undertaken at the right seascn and 

 under sufficiently intensive methods of cultivation is a paying 

 proposition despite certain pests and diseases, as well as the adverse 

 climatic conditions with which a grower in the tropics has to contend. 



To demonstrate this a plot of cabbages one-ninth of an acre in 

 extent was grown at the St. Clair Experiment Station. 



An abstract of the expenditure for the working of the plot was as- 

 follows : 



which bored down the stem of the leaf into the heart of the cabbage. 

 Hand picking of the worms is considered the most effective control. 



Seven hundred and fifty-five cabbages gained maturity of which' 

 1 14 or about 15 per cent., had the hearts destroyed by the caterpillar 

 referred to above. 



The varieties grown on the plot were Henderson's Early and Late 

 Drumhead, and Ballhead raised from seeds purchased lo ally. Seed 

 sowing was done on October 20, 1921 and pricking off on November 2. 

 Reaping was commenced on January 18, and concluded on March 18. 



Eight hundred and fifty-nine pounds of cabbage were sold, which 

 realised S80.90, an average wholesale price of 9.4 cents per lb., the 

 average weight of same being 1 .36 lb., the range being from 4 lb., to- 

 .a few ounces. 



The profits thus obtained from one-ninth of an acre of land 

 occupied for 4^ to 5 months was ^56.99, cr calculated per acre, a 

 profit of ^512. No allowance has been made for supervision. 



