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to its action. It may therefore be that this element may 

 be largely wanting in some soils, and soon exhausted by 

 the cabbage crop. Late experiments in England bear 

 out this view, as it has been found that a light sprinkling 

 of flour of sulphur hi the seed drills, or sulphur applied 

 with the manure at the rate of seven or eight pounds, to 

 the acre, is a preventive of this disease. It would also 

 destroy the larvae of the insect if it is caused by it, as no 

 insects can stand the action of sulphur, which, in a finely 

 comminuted state, is no doubt readily acted upon by the 

 atmosphere, and flour of sulphur always contains a large 

 amount of free sulphurous acid gas. 



The varieties of cabbage are very numerous, but for 

 family use the following sorts will be found the most desir- 

 able. The large, coarse-headed sorts are by no means 

 the best, as they are wanting in delicacy of flavor, and are 

 only suitable for farming purposes or for making sauer- 

 kraut. 



Early Jersey Wakefield; for an early cabbage has a 

 large sized head, with small outside leaves, and heads well. 

 As it does not produce seed freely, it is sometimes difficult 

 to get seeds of this sort. It is so much esteemed by the 

 New York market gardeners, that they sometimes pay $20 

 per pound for the seed. 



Early York; is an old standard sort, very productive, 

 and quite as early as the preceding, but not as large 

 headed. It is a compact growing sort, and may be planted 

 in rows eighteen inches apart, and fifteen to eighteen 

 inches in the rows. 



Bergen Drumhead; is one of the most popular sorts 

 grown for the New York market, producing large, round, 

 tender and well flavored heads. It should be planted 

 three feet apart each way. 



