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severe freezing and at the same time make it com- 

 paratively easy to get at the crop at any time one 

 ■desires to market it. For storage in pits the plants 

 should always be pulled with the roots adhering. 

 Cabbage will stand a considerable amount of freez- 

 ing if not subject to alternate freezing and thawing. 



Storage houses are employed by the larger 

 growers. These houses must be so constructed as 

 to prevent all condensation of moisture dripping 

 on to the cabbage and a thorough control of ventila- 

 tion and temperature must be provided. Cabbage 

 must be kept cool, the air must be kept moist and 

 hard freezing must be prevented. 



In many sections the entire crop is hauled direct 

 from the field to kraut factories where it is immedi- 

 ately manufactured. In the regions where such fac- 

 tories are located this insures a ready market close at 

 hand and a large amount of handling is avoided. 



Yields vary greatly, but where good methods are 

 followed it should not be less than 15 to 18 tons per 

 acre. Yields of 25 tons per acre and even larger 

 over small areas have been reported. Generally 

 speaking, early cabbage proves more profitable than 

 late, and in addition to the value of the crop it is 

 usually off the land in time for another crop to 

 follow. 



The cabbage has a number of serious pests, 

 some of which frequently cause heavy losses and 

 are difficult to combat. The cabbage worm is 

 the most common and widely distributed pest of 

 this plant. The adult insect is a white butterfly 

 with conspicuous black spots on the fore wings of 

 the female. The adult appears in the early summer 

 and deposits its eggs on the cabbage plant. These 

 -eggs soon hatch and develop into the large green 



