96 CONTINUOUS CROPPING 



THE THIRD INTER-CROPPING 



The type of cabbage crop to be put in itnmediately 

 after the second crop of potatoes is moulded must be 

 decided by each smallholder for himself. 



In the neighbourhood of markets, savoys, broccoli, 

 or curly kale may be planted, and sold in the following 

 February and March. When the cabbages are intended 

 for cattle feeding thousand-headed kale or marrow- 

 stem kale could be planted. Whichever type of crop 

 is used, the plants should be sown in the bed by early 

 April, so as to have them good and strong by July. 



The plants will have to be dibbled in, as before- 

 mentioned, in the exact spot occupied by the early 

 potatoes. Moist weather should, of course, be chosen 

 for the job. 



Ahvays before transplanting any plant of the cabbage 

 tribe, it is a good thing to dip the roots of the plant in a 

 strong solution of liquid manure. When dibbling in, 

 too, care should be taken that the tap root does not 

 get bent or turned up in the hole. This is best avoided 

 by making the hole fairly deep, then putting in the 

 root of the plant and, after packing the soil firmly 

 round it, pulling up the plant for about i inch, which 

 has the effect of straightening out the tap-root. 



In a hurried season, or where the area is considerable 

 and transplanting is not possible, rape or hardy greens 

 may be sown as an inter-crop. Immediately the second 

 moulding of the potatoes is done, run along the 

 *' alleys " and sow in a thin line about 2 lb. of the seed 

 per statute acre. The easiest way to do this is, use a 

 single row Planet junior seed drill, or if this implement 

 is not available then put the seed in a glass jar fitted 

 with a cork through which a large goose quill is in- 

 serted. The seed will trickle through the goose quill 

 very evenly, and in a nice straight line. 



