28 FARM MANAGEMENT 



or mangels, but is a better yielder in a dry 

 summer. The cultivation is similar to turnips. 



Rape is a crop often grown for sheep food. 

 It is similar to the turnip as regards cultivation, 

 but is more usually grown as a catch crop, par- 

 ticularly on the Downs. 



Cabbages. — Field cabbages are a useful 

 crop for folding sheep on, and for cutting and 

 giving green to cows and bullocks as a supple- 

 ment to other food. They can be folded a 

 second and sometimes a third time. Ram 

 breeders particularly favour cabbages. They 

 have a nutritive value about equal to yellow 

 turnips. Cabbages are usually sown in autumn 

 on well-cultivated land, and are ready for use 

 in spring and summer. They require a heavy 

 dunging, and super and kainit in addition. 

 They may also be sown in spring to supply food 

 from September to Christmas. The seed may 

 be drilled direct, or plants may be raised from 

 seed in a specially prepared seed-bed and trans- 

 planted ; this is more frequently adopted with 

 spring-sown cabbages. Half an acre of seed- 

 bed will give enough plants for lo acres. The 

 smaller varieties are planted 2 feet apart in 

 the rows and the larger varieties 3 feet. 



