EARLY CABBAGE 



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roots. They are simply pulled from the seed bed after thorough 

 watering, and set with a dibber or transplanting machine in well- 

 prepared soil. The rows should be far enough apart to permit 

 of tillage with a horse, and the plants from fifteen to twenty-four 



Fig. 68. 



Fig. 69. 



Ini. 68. — Early cabbage of the conical-headed type: Jersey Wakefield. 

 Fig. 69. — Early cabbage of the round-headed type: Copenhagen Market. 



Fig. 70. — Longitudinal section of three heads of conical cabbage. The head at the right 

 is the most solid and hence most desiralale. 



inches apart in the row. The latter distance is preferable unless 

 space is limited. 



Cabbage requires an enormous amount of tillage. This should 

 include both cultivation between the rows and hoeing about the 

 plants. Tillage should be continued as late as possible even 



