BRUSSELS SPROUTS. 



The growing of Brussels Sprouts is rapidly 

 increasing, and that because the industry is more 

 profitable than many others. Since the farmers on 

 Long Island began its cultivation the acreage planted 

 has about doubled annually without any falling off 

 in the price of the product. This is due to the fact 

 of the vegetable becoming better known. It is now 

 justly regarded a delicacy, one of the most delicious 

 of the Brassica genus. As with other articles, repu- 

 tation increases the demand, and the greater the 

 demand the better the price. 



CULTIVATION. 



The cultivation of Brussels sprouts does not 

 differ in any respect from that of the cabbage and 

 cauliflower. It will thrive under ordinary culti- 

 vation. It will amply repay all the care and 

 attention, as regards cultivation, that can be given 

 it. For an early crop, the seed should be sown the 

 first week in June, and the plants grown on and 

 transplanted in the same manner as recommended for 

 cauliflower. As the plants are more compact in their 

 habit of growth than cabbage they may be set two 

 feet apart in rows three feet apart. This will give 

 7,260 plants to the acre, which, with good cultivation, 

 will give 10,000 quarts to the acre. But few 

 growers, however, get such results, which is not the 



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