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made more compact by suitable manuring, and 

 tramping firm previous to planting, to bring them 

 into a good condition for cabbages. 



For spring planting, the ground should be dug 

 deeply in winter, and receive a generous application 

 of farmyard manure. After digging, apply basic 

 slag on the surface at the rate of 5 Ibs. to 30 square 

 yards, or, in the case of light sandy soils, substitute 

 bone flour for the slag. If preferred, superphosphate 

 may be used instead, provided there is plenty of 

 lime in the soil, and applied at the rate of 3 Ibs. to 

 30 square yards, before planting. In addition to a 

 phosphatic fertiliser the crop is greatly benefited by 

 a dressing of sulphate of ammonia at the rate of 

 1J Ibs. to 30 square yards, either applied shortly 

 before planting or later as a top-dressing between 

 the rows, when the plants are established. A light 

 application of the latter may be given later in the 

 season if considered necessary. 



Times of Sowing. By sowing suitable varieties at 

 appropriate times it is possible to have a succession 

 of cabbages coming into use over the greater part of 

 the year. In many respects the most important 

 sowings of cabbages are those made in late summer 

 for autumn planting. To ensure a supply for cutting 

 from spring till well through the summer it is better 

 to make two sowings, in July and again in August, 

 and plant out from these at intervals from about the 

 middle of September to the end of October. In the 

 north of England and in Scotland, sow about the 

 middle of July, and again the first few days in 

 August, and further south sow the last week in 

 July and about the middle of August. An early, 



