CABBAGE. 



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Figure 57. Early Wmningstadt cabbage. 



in deep furrows about three feet apart, in rows four feet apart. 

 Sometimes the seed stalkcannot burst through the head leaves, 



and it is a good plan 

 in such cases to cut 

 through the outside 

 leaves on the top of the 

 head a little to allow it 

 to grow through. The 

 seed is gathered branch 

 by branch as the pods 

 begin to turn yellow, 

 and it generally takes 

 several cuttings to har- 

 vest the seed pods. 

 These are dried in buildings having tight floors and then 

 threshed out. 



Varieties. For very early use the Early Jersey Wakefield is 

 perhaps the most popular variety, but the head is quite small. For 

 second early the Early Summer is perhaps the best and is 

 generally more profitable than other early kinds, since the 

 head is of good size. The Early Winningstadt is a very desir- 

 able variety, forming very solid heads. It is the most reli- 

 able of all varieties for early or late use in unfavorable situ- 

 ations. Fotler's Improved Brunswick is a valuable variety 

 for second early or as a winter variety, and it is the earliest 

 of the large heading kinds. 



Flat Dutch and Stone Mason are desirable winter sorts and 

 are good keepers. The best red cabbage is perhaps the Mammoth 

 Red Rock. The Savoys are 

 of better quality than the or- 

 dinary drumheads but do not 

 jn'oduce so heavily. They 

 are desirable for home use. 

 The best of this class is the 

 American Drumhead Savoy. 



Insects. The insects inju- 

 rious to the cabbage are the 

 flea beetle. cabbage worms, cut Fig. 58.-Premium Flat Dutch Cabbage. 

 worms and lice, for treatment of which see chapter on insects. 



Diseases. There are very few diseases that seriously injure 



