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verity of the feafon. There can be little doubt, therefore, from the many valuable 

 properties which the root poffeffes, in addition to that of its continuing foh d, 

 juicy, and fit for the purpofes of food, which is not the cafe with the common 

 turnip after it has perfected its feed, that it may be found of great advan 

 tage as an afliftant to turnips on all fuch farms as Hand much in need of late 

 fpring feed for the fupportof live flock. 



Cabbages. That the culture of this vegetable is of great importance, as a 

 winter and fpring food for different forts of live fcock, on all thofe ftiff and 

 ftrong foils that are too moift and heavy for the fucccfsful practice of the turnip 

 hufbandry, is fufikiently mewn by the great advantages that have been derived 

 from it in thofe diftricts where it is grown to a confiderable extent. And this is 

 farther enforced, by the little da nger that attends the crop, and the largenefs 

 of the quantity of food that is produced ; as it has been found to be confider- 

 ably larger, in proportion to the fpace of ground that is occupied, than that of 

 turnips. 



In the field culture of cabbages, feveral different forts are capable of being 

 employed ; but thofe varieties that are the moft ufeful as cattle food, and the 

 moft capable of withftanding the feverity of the winters in this northern cli 

 mate, are the Scotib&amp;gt; the Drum Head, the American, and the Open Green cab 

 bage or Spring Kale. The firfr., when of the true firm flat-topped kind, has 

 been found to be wholly incapable of being injured by froft, except, in .fome 

 cafes, a few of the outfide leaves. The fecond fort, or true drum-head, is 

 likewife extremely hardy, and more clofe in its texture than many other va 

 rieties being of courfe very heavy in proportion to its fize. It admits of being 

 planted clofer than the large American cabbage, which in particular fitua- 

 tions is an advantage. This fort is known in fome diftricts by the name of the 

 .tallow /0&amp;lt;?/cabbage ; but it would feem to differ from it in fome refpects. As this 

 kind is not found fufficiently hardy to bear the effects ofvery fevere frofts, a mixed 

 Hock is frequently employed, which is produced by planting it and the com-* 

 mon red cabbage together, and, after the feed-pods are formed, cuttino- down 

 the latter and leaving the former for feed. This mixed kind, which is of a 

 deep green colour veined with purple, befides retaining the fize of the drum 

 head, poffeffes the hardnefs of the red cabbage. The third, or American kind 

 has not only a large fize, but continues good to a late period in the fpring.* 

 Thelaft, or kale fort, is perfectly hardy, and capable of being converted to uic 



* Bath Papers, and Young s Annals. 

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