8 CABBAGES, HOW TO GROW THEM, ETC. 



from the dry weather that usually prevails at that 

 season, preventing the prompt germination of the seed, 

 or rooting of the plants. It is prudent in such a case 

 to have a good stock of plants, that such as die may be 

 promptly replaced. 



The manure may be spread on the surface of either 

 sod or stubble land and ploughed under, or be spread 

 on the surface after ploughing and thoroughly worked 

 into the soil by the gang plough or cultivator. On 

 ploughed sod I have found nothing so satisfactory as 

 the class of wheel harrows, which not only cut the ma- 

 nure up fine and work it well under, but by the same 

 operation can be made to cut and pulverize the turf until 

 the sod is left not over an inch in thickness. To do the 

 work thus thoroughly requires a yoke of oxen or a pair 

 of stout horses. All large stones and large pieces of 

 turf that are torn up and brought to the surface should 

 be carted off before making the hills. 



THE MANURE. 



Any manure but hog manure for cabbage, — barn ma- 

 nure, rotten kelp, night soil, guano, phosphates, wood 

 ashes, fish, salt, glue waste, hen manure, slaughter-house 

 manure. I have used all of these, and found them all 

 good when rightly applied. If pure hog manure is used 

 it is apt to produce that corpulent enlargement of the 

 roots known in different localities as " stump foot," 

 " underground head," " finder and thumb." I have 

 found barn manure on which hogs have run, two hogs 

 to each animal, excellent. The cabbage is the rankest 

 of feeders, and to perfect the larger sort a most liberal 

 allowance of the richest composts is required. To grow 

 the smaller varieties either barn-yard manure, guano, 



