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and Enfield Market failed entirely to produce 

 heads of any value in our trial patch. Al- 

 though we ought not to approve or condemn 

 any variety on a single trial, we feel justifiable 

 in recommending those which produced fine 

 heads as preferable to those which made entire 

 failures, as they had in all respects an equal 

 chance. The Improved American Savoy is 

 probably the best of its class. The savoys are 

 the tenderest and finest in quality of all cab- 

 bages. The heads do not usually grow very 

 large or very solid. They are more especially 

 grown for family use, where fine quality is more 

 of an object than quantity. 



THE CUT-WORM is the next enemy which 

 stands ready to claim the plants. It is so old 

 an offender, and so well known, that no de- 

 scription is necessary. We regret that we 

 know of no manner of exterminating them 

 cheaply and effectually. If very plentiful, 

 they may be seen while preparing the ground, 

 and if the planter has no other spot well 

 adapted to cabbage which is not so badly in- 

 fested with them, he must either lose a large 

 percentage of his plants, rid the grouad of the 

 pests before setting them, or so prepare them 

 that they cannot be eaten off by the worms. 



