CAULIFLOWER 1433 
bodies of water. Long Island is particularly well situated, hav- 
ing the sea air; and Erie County, Niagara and other counties 
near the Great Lakes have the advantages of these bodies of water. 
There are also other points in New York, especially along the 
Hudson, around the Finger Lakes, and near other lakes in the 
state, which are desirable places to grow the crop, because they 
meet the climatic requirements. 
SOIL 
The soil requirements for this crop are good drainage and a 
liberal, constant supply of moisture. Where moisture is de- 
ficient, the crop stops growing. Heavy loams are particularly 
adapted to this crop. On Long Island are found the heavy sandy 
loams, whereas in Erie County the gravelly and silty loams are 
used to grow the crop. Cauliflower is adapted to well drained 
muck and has met with considerable success where grown on this 
type of soil. 
ROTATION 
Rotation of crops is essential for the best results. Where club 
root, a disease of the roots, is common, cauliflower and other 
closely allied plants should be kept away from the soil for at 
least five years. The rotation on Long Island consists of growing 
a crop of potatoes or carrots preceding cauliflower and following 
the cauliflower with corn, rye, wheat or oats. The land may be 
allowed to stay down one or two years following this in clover or 
grass. In Erie County and other sections of the state where 
land is less valuable than on Long Island, a longer rotation is prac- 
ticed, generally consisting of corn followed by cauliflower, then 
by grain, then by hay for two or three years or more. The im- 
portant factor in both of these rotations should be the incorpora- 
tion of humus in the soil and the avoidance of other cruciferous 
crops. On Long Island it would be advisable to practice a system 
of cover crops following potatoes and cauliflower, in order to keep 
the soil in better physical condition. 
SEED 
Most of the seed now used by cauliflower growers in New York 
is imported directly or through seed houses from Denmark. 
