3/6 MINNESOTA STATE IIORTICULTLRAL SCJCIK'IA'. 



At these prices the buyers found a ready outlet for the entire 

 crop, the only and greatest difficulty being to procure cars in which 

 to ship when needed. One morning in October, for example, in the 

 village of Union Grove, 150 wagon loads were in line waiting to 

 unload, with not a car within 50 miles. 



The first cabbage to go on the market are what are known as 

 "Domestic."' These are grown for local trade and the saur kraut 

 factories. This cabbage is of much finer quality than the later 

 varieties and will yield almost twice as much to the acre, the largest 

 record we have at present being twenty-four and two-thirds tons. 

 This variety, however, is much more susceptible to rot and for this 

 reason is avoided by many, but when a good demand is found for. 

 it, it is claimed that it is more profitable to grow than the later 

 sorts. 



Depot scene at TTnion drove, Wis. in cabbage shipping season. 



The variety most largely grown for storage is the Danish 

 Stonehead. The best seed of this sort is grown on the island of 

 Amagar, off the coast of Denmark. Importations are made direct 

 from the seed-growers there and retailed to the growers here at 

 $2.50 a pound. 



As to soil and cultivation : The soils on which the best crops 

 are grown are rich black loam or reclaimed peat marshes, and in 

 every case highly fertilized with barnyard manure and commercial 

 fertilizers. This entire section being a great dairy region, barnyard 

 manure is available in large quantities, and the soil is naturally very 

 rich. Twenty loads to the acre is considered a good coating for a 

 crop. This should be applied in the fall and plowed down. In the 



