VEGETABLES RAISED FOR MARKET 

 of only $120 per acre; although, of course, if they 

 should bring eight or ten cents, as they often do, 

 the profit would be handsomely increased. 



It will be seen that we have charged all the 

 twenty cords of manure to the cabbages, while 

 in fact the cabbages only take a share of it, and 

 usually leave an abundance for the crop that 

 follows. So it becomes a rather difficult matter 

 to figure the exact cost by itself of growing a field 

 of cabbages ; but after the second crop is harvested 

 it will be an easy affair to distribute the expenses 

 between the two, and thus one may get at the 

 matter very closely. 



If it is seen that the manure which has been 

 applied is not sufficient to carry out the crop, a 

 dressing should be given of half a ton of some 

 good commercial fertilizer that is rich in potash. 

 Wood ashes, when obtainable, are excellent for 

 this purpose. 



Although the list of cabbages is quite large, 

 there is a large number that we can discard as 

 useless for the market gardener. 



For an early variety you will have to grow that 

 sort which your market demands. For instance, 

 the Boston market will not take so well to the 



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