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put in shape for a summer crop of corn, tomatoes, 

 melons or other frost-fearing vegetables, or of beets or 

 other roots which do not rebel at rather a late start. 



Cabbage for Stock Feed. In field growth of cabbage all 

 imperfect heads' are used for cow feed and if fed right 

 after milking and not in too large quantities, are said not 

 to taint the milk. They should be fed in connection with 

 some dry feed. Very often cabbage can be grown to ad- 

 vantage especially for cow feed. Planted out in February 

 or March they would be fit for use by the latter part of 

 June, just about the time that the grass gets dry and cows 

 want something juicy to keep up the flow of milk. In their 

 use, however, care must be taken to strip them of any de- 

 caying leaves, as nothing will impart a bad taste to milk 

 and butter quicker than the use of decaying vegetable 

 matter of any kind. On moist land late cabbages are con- 

 siderably grown for poultry and can be pulled for them 

 all through the dry season. 



Varieties of the Cabbage. Of the many varieties of cab- 

 bage only a few are largely grown in California. 



Early Jersey Wakefield is the earliest cabbage and is 

 widely popular. It makes up in earliness for any lack in 

 size. Heads pyramidal in shape having a blunted or 

 rounded peak. 



Early Spring : this is the local name of a variety grown 

 by market gardeners around San Francisco instead of Early 

 Jersey Wakefield, as it makes a little larger head which is 

 flat. 



Early Winningstadt : follows Jersey Wakefield in ma- 

 turity; upright, pointed shape; short, thick leaf; head 

 compact, firm, and heavy. Very popular in southern Cali- 

 fornia for Eastern shipment heading uniformly in the hot- 

 test weather. 



All-Head Early : the earliest of the large, flat varieties 

 and the largest, uniform growth and good for a long 

 season. 



Mammoth Drumhead : head thick and broad, quite flat 

 on top ; a standard late variety reaching the largest size. 



