CABBAGE 89 



Preparing the Muck. Cabbage would be a 

 good crop to follow onions or lettuce. Any 

 crop that has different characteristics of 

 growth may precede. The soil for cabbage 

 may be plowed or harrowed, followed by 

 being fined with a smoothing harrow. A 

 planker should then be used, in order to com- 

 pact the muck somewhat. It also leaves the 

 muck in fine condition to mark out. 



Planting. Plants may be produced by 

 sowing the seed in the muck, first preparing 

 a small piece of ground for the seed. The 

 rows should be about 10 to 12 inches apart, 

 and the seed should not be sown too thickly. 

 Four to six plants to the inch can be pro- 

 duced satisfactorily more may cause spind- 

 ling. It is important to have good stocky 

 plants for transplanting, therefore, give each 

 room enough to grow correctly. The time 

 of sowing is any time in May, transplanting 

 to the field six or eight weeks later. Houser 

 and Danish Ball Head should be started 

 about May i, for the best results. The seed 

 should not be planted deeper than % to % 

 of an inch, as the moist soil will practically 

 insure correct conditions for germination. 

 A half pound of seed should give plants 

 enough to plant an acre. 



