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somewhat difficult to store in winter, and not always available 

 at an economical price. If the cabbage is grown at home, a good 

 plan for its storage is to take up the heads with the roots, then 

 turn a fairly deep furrow, place the cabbages head downward in 



{Courtesy Cornell Experiment Station) 



Fig. 146. — Home-made rack for sprouting oats. Note the seven trays, one for 

 each day in the week, grown in rotation. 



this furrow, cover them over with soil, allowing the roots to stick 

 above ground, whence they can be taken up as desired. 



So much of the cabbage grown for market is not saleable, due 

 to small, misshapen and loosely headed specimens, that it is 



