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THE CABBAGE CROP. 



These sometimes are of great size (woodcut), though their 

 weight may not exceed that of the compact drumhead cab- 

 bage. They are usually fed off by sheep on the ground, in 

 the manner of rape or mustard ; or, if required for cattle, 



JERSEY KAIL or COLE Open-headed Variety. 



they are carried direct from the field to the feeding sheds. 

 Stock of all kinds, indeed, are very fond of cabbages, the 

 sheep eating even the stalks down to the very surface of 

 the ground. As they stand very well the winter climate 

 of the southern districts of the country, one portion may 

 be planted later in the season, so as to be ready for the 

 spring keep of the ewes and lambs, for which, owing to 



