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may be "pitted.'" This means digging a hole in 

 the ground large enough for the supply to be 

 stored and stacking alternate layers of cabbage and 

 straw, and last of all placing a layer of earth 

 several inches thick over the pit. 



To keep worms off cabbage, the following method 

 is recommended : Put two ounces of saltpeter in a 

 ten-quart bucket of water and, with an old whisk- 

 broom, souse each plant. The white butterfly, 

 which lays eggs on cabbage, lights out quickly and 

 does not infest when plants are so treated. Also, 

 worms die quickly, and as saltpeter is a nitrate it 

 stimulates the growth of the plant so that a more 

 uniform cabbage will be the result. 



Cabbage is ninety-eight per cent, water. 



CANTALOUPES 



Cantaloupes require a rich soil and compost is the 

 best fertilizer to apply. A warm sunny location 

 is conducive to early and fine fruits. The seed 

 should be sown in May after the soil has become 

 well warmed from the sun's rays. 



The flavor of cantaloupes of the same seed will vary 

 with the soil conditions and only by experiment can 



