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Conclusion: The results of two seasons' work indicate that little 

 advantage is derived from the practice of trimming cabbage plants 

 at time of setting. 



3. Holding Plants in Check : Frequently, because of an unusually 

 late season, or from other unavoidable circumstances growers are 

 unable to set plants in the field as soon as they might desire, or 

 when the plants are ready for the transfer. Such conditions existed 

 in our own experience the present year and to meet the case in 

 hand, at the last handling in the house, May 17, all plants except 

 some for checks were severely headed back. What the usual result 

 might be of course we are unable to say, but indications are certainly 

 favorable to the practice. Our general crop was uniformly good. 

 The results of careful comparison of plants thus treated with others 

 of the same lots not checked are given in table III. 



TABLE III. 



CHECKING GROWTH. 





7 



to 

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'3 







2 



CD 





en 



> 



Variety. 



A 



fl 



* 



o 



n 6 



o 





cS 





m 

 a> 



'> 



to 



4) 



0) 



bD 



a 



> 



< 



pi t 



11 



QJ 4-5 



6 

 <$ 



O 



p 



All Head (Burpee's). 





















12.0 



2.8 



8.3 



1 











1.14 



August IS. 

 August 18. 





11.6 



3.3 



7.3 















l.OO 



Flat Dutch. 





















15.2 



S.9 



10.7 



3 







n 



1.09 



August 19. 





13.2 



5.6 



9.8 



1 











l.OO 



August 19. 



Safe Crop (Burpee's). 



















Cheeked 



10.0 



5.5 



7.4 







o 



i 



l.OO 







10.2 



6.4 



8.6 











l 



1.16 



August 18. 



Red. 





















13.2 



5.3 



8.0 



2 







l 



1.13 



September 12. 





11.3 



1.3 



7.1 



1 



2 







l.OO 



September 12. 





In most cases plants headed back at the last transplanting in the 

 house were superior to those not thus checked. They were uni- 

 formly earlier, and were as a rule slightly larger. It is probable that 



