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beans from July 21 to October 2, when our first killing 

 frost occurred. 



Second Gronjth Cabbage. — Growers are advised by 

 Mrs. McDonald, Suffolk county, New York, to cut the 

 cabbage head, leaving the stalk without any large 

 leaves, and cabbage cut during July and August would 

 have four small heads on each stalk in September and 

 October. These were nice cooked, but were especially 

 good for hens. 



L. E. Di mock's Cabbage. — The seeds were soaked 

 in warm water thirty-six hours. A coating of hen 

 manure was spread broadcast and a thin mulch of 

 swale grass was spread over the surface. By this 

 treatment in five days the plants began to push through 

 the earth, the mulch was removed. Often stirring the 

 soil and thinning to an inch apart, gave hardy stock 

 plants that, when transplanted, lost no time in develop- 

 ing. When taking up plants for transplanting, a 

 manure fork is used. As much earth as possible is 

 taken up with the plants and placed in a shallow box, 

 after which they are given a thorough wetting. 

 This causes the earth to cling to the roots, and 

 plants thus treated can be transplanted in the 

 heat of the day and take no hurt. Plants trans- 

 planted July 8, in just four weeks measured across 

 the leaves three by four inches ; four thousand of 

 these kind of plants were set in the field July 6, and 

 gave a field of cabbages much to be admired. Cabbage 

 sown in beds broadcast, when transplanted are weak, 

 puny things, often not having strength to stand alone, 

 and may yield to the elements and leave their place 

 vacant. Cabbage are vigorous growers when rightly 

 treated. Mr. Dimock's method is to use new sward 

 ground and thus no weeds nor club root. To destroy 

 the little green worm that eats the heads, salt, with a 

 little saltpeter, mixed together and sprinkled on the 



