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immediately afterward, in order to draw the mois- 

 tm-e to the surface and cause quick germination. 

 From one to two pounds of seed per acre will be 

 sufficient. 



The time of seeding will depend on the place it 

 is given in the rotation. The young plants are 

 tender, and should not in any case be planted in 

 spring until all danger of freezing is past, although 

 light frosts will do no injury. It is better to sow 

 either early or late, since, if the cabbage is not 

 seeded until late in the spring, the heads will not 

 form so well, but, if sown very late, the plants 

 will be hindered from making heads before cold 

 weather sets in. 



In recent experiments at the Cornell University 

 Experiment Station (Bulletin No. 242), the fol- 

 lowing statements in reference to soil and seeding 

 are made: 



"The soil considered best adapted is one rich 

 in organic matter. Good crops can be raised on 

 almost all types of soil, provided they contain the 

 above requisite, are in good physical condition and 

 contain an adequate although not excessive supjDly 

 of water. Cabbages differ from almost any other 

 farm crop in that their successful production is 

 little influenced by the type of soil on which they 

 are grown, or, in other words, they show a wide 

 range of adaptability, so far as this factor is con- 

 cerned. Undoubtedly, this power of adaptability 



