44 CABBAGE. 



HOW MUCH SEED PER ACRE? 



This is rather a difficult question to answer, and 

 for many reasons. Some seed, or rather the seeds of 

 some varieties, are much larger than others, as, for 

 instance, the seed of the Wakefield is nearly double 

 the size of that of some of the Flat Dutch varieties. 

 Then some seed has a higher power of germination 

 than others. Again, much depends upon how the 

 seed is sown. If sown very thickly, as is most gen- 

 erally the case, the strong plants will crowd out the 

 weak ones, even when very young. 



Of most varieties there are about 10,000 

 seeds in an ounce, but, as seeds are usually sown, 

 3,000 plants is all that can be expected from 

 an ounce of seed. But if the seed was sown thinly, 

 and the plants were well cared for, and in soil prop- 

 erly prepared, 5,000 plants could easily be gotten 

 from an ounce of seed. When sown with a seed 

 drill, and the plants are to remain where the seed is 

 sown, much thinning will be necessary, so that eight 

 ounces per acre will be required. 



ROTATION OF CROPS. 



How often can we return to the same field with 

 a crop of cabbage? is a pertinent question, and one 

 frequently asked. This depends largely upon cir- 

 cumstances. The character of the soil, as regards 

 recuperative strength, will have much influence in 

 this respect; but the character of the rotation, and 

 how fertility is kept up, exert quite as great an influ- 

 ence. It is generally supposed that if we grow cab- 

 bage more frequently than once in three years it will 



