AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. 



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With three varieties, heads from the plants handled in boxes 

 were lighter, and in two cases they were heavier than those from 

 the pots. Brunsivick averaged .9 lb. per head heavier from pot- 

 grown plants, while Flat Dutch gave an equal difference in favor 

 of the boxes. 



Conclusion: From the results obtained, it appears that dis- 

 turbing the roots in transplanting cabbages, has no marked effect 

 on the size of the head or the time of maturity, if the plants are 

 given good after treatment. 



3. Influence of Deep and Shalloia Setting, Combined with Other 

 Treatments: It is commonly taught that cabbage plants should 

 be set deeply; that long "leggy" plants will not produce good 

 heads. From extensive trials at other experiment stations during 

 the past two years, it has been pretty clearly shown that the 

 practice of deep setting has not the importance commonly attached 

 to it. | Having a few surplus plants, however, the question of 

 deep and shallow planting was included with certain other cultural 

 problems. The variety used was Jersey Wakefield. 



Table II gives the results. 



TABLE II. 



HOW HANDLED. 



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Remarks. 



a. — Pots, deep, 3 times. . . . 

 b. — Pots, shallow, 3 times 



c. — Box, deep, 3 times 



d. — Box, deep, 2 times - 

 e. — Box, shallow, 3 times, 

 f. — Box. shallow. 2 times. 



2.75 

 2.25 

 2.25 

 2.50 

 1.62 

 2.00 



1.00 

 .75 

 .75 

 1.00 

 1.12 

 1.00 



2-00 

 1.58 

 1.55 

 1.50 

 1.37 

 1.29 



* Slightly. 



The first column in the table shows the number of times the plants 

 were handled, and the manner of handling. "Deep" indicates that 

 the plants were set up to the seed leaves at the first transplanting, 

 and still deeper at each subsequent handling. "Shallow," indi- 

 cates that the plants were set no deeper than they naturall}" grew 



t See Bulletins 15 and 25, Cornell University Experiment Static ; 



