Kohl-Rabi and of Cattle- Cabbage. 7 



Cabbages contain about the same proportions of water, sugar, 

 and protein compound as are found in good swedes. On the 

 whole, I am inclined to think, weight for weight, cabbages and 

 swedes possess nearly the same nutritive value. 



In ordinary seasons the average produce of swedes on our 

 poorer fields is about 15 tons per acre. On weighing the pro- 

 duce of an acre of cabbage, grown under similar circumstances, 

 I found that it amounted to 17 J tons per acre in round numbers. 

 On good, well-manured fields, however, we have had a much 

 larger produce. 



Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester, June, 1860. 



London : Printed by WILLIAM CLOWKS and Soss, Stamford Street, 

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