CaBBaGE 1419 
CULTIVATION 
The cabbage crop is grown through the dry part of the season, 
therefore frequent cultivation is very essential. Each time the 
crop is cultivated the evaporation is checked and moisture collects 
just below the moisture mulch. The moisture is quickly taken 
up by the root system and then the plant receives an added amount 
of plant food. 
Fic. 436.— PLANET JR. CULTIVATOR ARRANGED 
AS A MARKET GARDENER’S Horse Hor, WITH 
A Pair OF 10-INCH HOE STEELS AND THE WIDE- 
FINGERED SWEEP 
Shallow cultivation is most essential. Note the difference in 
the feeding area between two fields, A and B, both being plowed 
ten inches deep. A is cultivated one inch deep; B three inches. 
Fie, 437.—CvuLTIvaTor with Hors anp SWEEP 
IN PosrTion FoR SHALLOW Work. Hors 
SHOULD Be TURNED OUT FOR LARGE CABBAGE 
Field A has nine inches in depth to grow its crop, B has only 
seven inches. The only time that deep cultivation is justifiable 
is when the cabbages are growing so fast that they crack. I think 
the cases will be not over one to the hundred. Generally the 
