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duced when they are used. Rutabagas are especially good 

 for feeding to pigs. As turnips do not keep well, they should 

 be fed in the early fall; rutabagas may be kept through the 

 winter without much difficulty. When all the root crops 

 are grown, turnips are usually fed first, being either pas- 

 tured off or fed as soon as they are harvested; rutabagas 

 are then used till about January 1, after which mangels are 

 substituted. Rutabagas may be fed throughout the winter 

 if desired. 



CABBAGE AND KOHLRABI 



546. Culture and Uses. Cabbage and kohlrabi are dif- 

 ferent forms of the same original plant, Brassica oleracea. 

 In cabbage, the food material is stored in the leaves, which 

 form a compact head, while in kohlrabi it is stored in an en- 

 largement of the stem, which looks like a rutabaga above 

 ground. Cabbage is commonly grown as a garden vegetable, 

 but is used to some extent for feeding to stock, while kohlrabi 

 is not extensively grown in America for any purpose. Cab- 

 bage produces a large yield of succulent feed, which is best 

 used by feeding direct from the field in the fall. Kohlrabi is 

 said to be more drouth-resistant and to grow in warmer cli- 

 mates than the rutabaga; it is about equal to that crop in 

 feeding value. It should be sown in the same manner as the 

 rutabaga and the plants thinned to about the same distance 

 apart. Cabbage may be sown in the garden early in the 

 spring and transplanted to the field in June by hand or with 

 a transplanting machine, or the seed may be sown in hills 

 about 24 inches apart, dropping three or four seeds in the hill 

 and later thinning to a single plant. The rows should be 

 about 3 feet apart and the plants about 24 inches apart in the 

 row. Cultivation is the same as for other crops discussed in 

 this chapter. 



