106. MUCK CROPS 



tioned for cabbage. The rows should be 

 about 30 inches apart if horse culture is to 

 be used and 24 inches apart for man working. 

 Plants should be spaced about 18 inches 

 apart in the row. 



Marking out and placing out the plants in 

 the furrows are preformed as for cabbage. 

 Some men think it best, where both the 

 cauliflower and cabbage are "pulled" from 

 the plant bed with but little valuable root 

 growth, to balance this condition by shorten- 

 ing in the top, either by removing two or 

 three leaves or by tearing or cutting off a 

 portion of several leaves. This cutting back 

 seems to aid the plant to renew its growth 

 more quickly. 



Fertilizer. Cauliflower demands a richer 

 soil than cabbage, and it is, therefore, nec- 

 essary to apply heavier amounts of fertilizer 

 where this crop is to be planted. From 

 1,500 to 2,000 pounds of a 4-8-10, supple- 

 mented by one or two applications of 150 

 pounds nitrate of soda or 300 pounds fish 

 tankage, should give excellent results. A 

 fertilizer with nitrogen, phosphoric acid and 

 potash in the following proportions, 3-7-8 



