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THE FARMERS CABINET. 



VOL. I. 



BEET, 



Early turnep-rooted, long blood-red, — 

 Generally esteemed the best for table use, 

 may be sown in drills from early in the 

 Spring till commencement of Summer. — 

 The plants should stand six to eight inches 

 apart in the drills, but the seed should be 

 put in thicker, to secure a full crop. French 

 Sugar, — This is attracting much attention. 

 It is cultivated precisely as is the ordinary 

 kind. Those who desire full information as 

 to its culture and conversion into Sugar, are 

 referred to Chaptal's Agricultural Chemis- 

 try, and the Report of the Philadelphia Sugar 

 Beet Company. Swiss Chard, — The leaves 

 of this variety are used after the manner of 

 Spinach — the mid-rib of the leaf as Aspara- 

 gus. Cultivated as the common Beet, but 

 requires more room. Mangel Wurtzel, — 

 Prmcipally grown in farm culture for stock. 

 May be reared similarly to the ordinary 

 kinds, but is usually planted with the drills 

 wide enough apart to admit the horse hoe. 



To preserve beets during Winter, pack 

 them in a cellar in horizontal layers mixed 

 with dry earth, or in hills in the open air, 

 with from two to three feet of earth over 

 them. 



BORECOLE, 



Dwarf German greens, or kale. — This is an 

 excellent green for Winter and Spring use ; 

 being dwarf, it is easily preserved during se- 

 vere weather. Sow early in Autumn, in good 

 ground, either broad cast or in drills, and 

 treat as for Winter Spinach. 



Scotch Kale, — Sow in seed-bed middle of 

 Spring, and transplant and treat as directed 

 for Winter Cabbage. 



BROCCOLI, 



Purple cape: Imported seed. — This is de- 

 cidedly the best of many kinds — produces 

 heads like Cauliflower, in Autumn. Sow 

 in seed-bed middle of Spring, transplant into 

 very rich ground when eight to twelve 

 inches high, and manage generally as usual 

 with Winter Cabbage. 



BRUSSELS SPROUTS, 



Cultivated for the small heads which spring 

 in considerable numbers from the main stem. 

 Sow in seed-bed middle of Spring, and trans- 

 plant and manage as Winter Cabbage. 



CABBAGE, 



Early York, Jirst early, early sugarloaf, 

 second do., Landretfi's large York do. Fhila- 

 delphia, third early, or lute Summer, early 

 Baltersea, do. — The early and Summer va- 

 rieties are usually sown in seed-beds early in 

 Autumn, protected during Winter, and trans- 

 planted early in the Spring. Where the 

 climate is mild, and the land suitable, they 



are planted in the Autumn, in which case 

 they head earlier than those put out in Spring. 

 Should a supply of plants not have beeaob- 

 tained in Autunm, sow in hot-bed very early 

 in Spring, or somewhat later on a warm 

 border in the open air. But let it be borne 

 in mind that in no case can fine Cabbage be 

 had unless on heavily manured and well- 

 tilled land — especially the early kind. 



Curled Savoy, flat Dutch, large lute Bergen, 

 large drumhead, drumhead Savoy, red Dutch, 

 for pickling, — Late Autumn and Winter sorts. 

 Sow in seed-bed middle to latter end of 

 Spring, and transplant early in Summer. To 

 have these kinds head early in the Autumn, 

 sow at same lime with the early sorts. To 

 keep them during Winter, bury the stalk and 

 part of the head with earth — over which, if 

 the cold be severe, sprinkle straw. 



CARDOON, 



The tender stalks of the inner leaves ren- 

 dered white and delicate by earthing up, are 

 used for stewing ; and for soups and salad in 

 Autumn and Winter. Sow early in the 

 Spring, and when one year old, transplant to 

 permanent positions — allow each plant two 

 to three feet square. 



CARROT, 



Early horn, long orange. — These are by 

 the majority of cultivators esteemed the bet- 

 ter kinds for table use, and some who grow 

 them in field culture, prefer the long orange 

 to the Mteringham, as being richer and 

 equally productive. Sow early in Spring in 

 drills, in deeply dug and well-manured ground 

 — the drills should be twelve to eighteen 

 inches apart — when the plants are up a few 

 inches, weed and thin them, so as to stand 

 ifive or six inches from each other, except 

 those intended for early use, which may be 

 thinned by drawing the daily supply. 



Alteringham, or field, — In field culture, the 

 drills should be sufficiently separated to admit 

 the horse-hoe, say thirty to thirty-six inches. 

 To preserve during Winter, remove them to 

 a cellar, or protect them where they stand. 



CAULIFLOWER, 



Early .- Imported seed. — Sow the early sort 

 in seed-beds, beginning of Autumn. Keep 

 them in a " cold frame," protected from se- 

 vere cold during Winter, and transplant to 

 very rich ground, so soon as frost ceases. 

 Hand-glasses or boxes placed over them at 

 night, when first put out, are useful. 



Jjute : Imported seed.— Tiie late variety 

 matures in the Autumn, and is sown at the 

 same time, and managed similarly to Cape 

 Broccoli. It is not, however, so certain to- 

 succeed as the Broccoli — nor is it a better 

 vegetable, when obtained. 



