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SUCCESSFUL FARMING 



Ordinarily, the best planting distance for Jersey Wakefield is 14 x 26, 

 Charleston Wakefield 16 x 28, Succession 18 x 28, Danish Ball Head 18 x 30; 

 and other late flat-headed varieties 24 x 36 inches. Close planting is 

 conducive to small heads, and most of our markets prefer heads that are 

 solid but not too heavy. 



The early crop of the South is always marketed in crates of nearly one 

 barrel capacity. Much of the crop in the North is sold by count, often 

 by weight and frequently by the barrel. When the early crop is shipped 

 in barrels it is important that they be well ventilated. 



The late crop is stored in a great variety of ways. Although burying 

 is troublesome, no other plan keeps the cabbage in better condition. The 



soil must be well drained. 

 Windrows of cabbage, three 

 heads side by side and two 

 heads above, should be placed 

 so as to drain the water away 

 from the cabbage. The cab- 

 bage is then covered as nearly 

 as possible with a plow and 

 the work finished with hand 

 shovels. Four or five inches 

 of soil is sufficient covering and 

 then enough manure is added 

 to keep out frost. In central 

 Pennsylvania, for example, 

 four inches of soil and four 

 incb.es of manure will keep the 

 cabbage in perfect condition, 

 provided the location is pro- 

 tected on the north and west 

 from hard winds. There is no 

 advantage in burying cabbage 

 with the roots on. The best 

 plan is to cut the stems with 

 a sharp hatchet, leaving stubs four or five inches long for convenience in 

 handling the crop. 



Cabbage should be grown in a long-period rotation in order to avoid 

 losses from clubroot, and the land should be kept well limed as a preventive 

 measure against this most dreaded disease. The common green cabbage 

 worm is best controlled by spraying with arsenate of lead. 



Carrot. — The carrot is becoming more popular in America every year. 

 It is easily grown in any rich soil, but attains its best development in sandy 

 loams. By using early and late varieties and by making successive sowings, 

 it is possible to have roots for sale and for the home table from June until 

 late in the fall, and then the crop may be stored for winter use. 



A Plant Transferred with Plenty of Earth 

 is not Checked in Growth. 



