32 THE SEED-GROWER. 
winter and store them in trenches made by a plow 
going and returning in the same place. The manner of 
this is, a cabbage plow is run close to the edge of a row 
of plants, loosening and lifting them. The plants are 
laid in the spaces between the rows. Every eighth or 
tenth vacant row is then made into a trench to receive 
the plants which were taken out of eight or ten rows. 
The trench is made wide and deep enough for plants 
to be packed in two or three rows closely therein, roots 
down, slightly slanting; the tops of the heads being but 
a trifle above the level of the ground when placed in 
the trench. 
These trenches are covered with about one foot of 
earth, formed by a large plow throwing large furrows 
on each side; this covering then by use of an asparagus 
ridger is dressed up to a sharp ridge to keep water off 
and prevent too hard freezing. 
The trenches are uncovered in spring by running a 
plow as closely as possible to the buried plants, the 
furrow being turned away so that only the earth is left 
that is over the plants. This remaining earth is now 
removed with a large, wide hoe, and plants are then 
ready to be taken out. 
Setting Out in Spring.—In spring, as soon as the 
soil can be worked, the plants are set out in rows or 
furrows, which may be made in the same field, plowing 
and harrowing for the purpose the spaces between the 
trenches and then marking out thefurrows. These fur- 
rows are made with a medium-sized plow, going and 
returning in the same place, making a clean smooth 
furrow the width of the plow and as deep as you 
would commonly plow; the furrows are made four 
feet apart for early varieties, five feet for late. 
The plants are laid two feet apart, flat in the rows, the 
