HOW TO GROW CABBAGE AND CAULIFLOWER. 139 



It is not usual that much choice can be made in stable 

 manure, but when such is the case, equal portions of 

 cow and horse manure are preferable; not that there is 

 much difference in value, weight for weight, but that it 

 is advantageous to have the manure of the cow stable 

 mixed with that of the horse, so as to prevent the violent 

 heating of the horse manure, which, if not repeatedly 

 turned, will generate heat so as to cause it to " fire-fang " 

 or burn, which renders it comparatively useless. Always 

 bear in mind that the more thoroughly rotted and disin- 

 tegrated manure can be had, the better will be the 

 results. When manure is thoroughly rotted and short, it 

 may be turned in by the plow just as it is spread on the 

 land; but if long, it is necessary to draw it into the furrow 

 ahead of the plow, so that it is completely covered in. 



After plowing in the manure, and before the ground is 

 harrowed, our best growers in the vicinity of New York 

 sow from 400 to 500 pounds of guano or bone dust, and 

 then harrow it deeply in, and smooth over with the back 

 of the harrow, when the bed is ready to receive the plants. 



VARIETIES TO PLANT. 



In the vicinity of New York, and, in fact, now wher- 

 ever the business of market gardening is intelligently 

 followed, the best varieties of Cabbage for the early crop 

 are recognized to be the " Early Jersey Wakefield " and 

 " Henderson's Early Summer " for general culture, and 

 to describe others of the scores named would be only 

 confusing. The " Jersey Wakefield " is the earlier, and 

 is a little smaller. Our prize head received in June, 1883, 

 from Mr. J. B. Souders, Vinton, Iowa, weighed 17 

 pounds. It is planted usually 28 inches between the 

 rows and 16 inches between the plants, thus requiring 



