CHAPTER XVI. 



COLE CROPS. 



COLE crops are among the hardy plants 

 of the garden and field, requiring plenty 

 of moisture at the roots, a cool season 

 and cool soil. Hence their name. Cole mean- 

 ing cool. They are mostly seed-bed crops and 

 need considerable space in which to spread. 

 They are grown for their tops, rather than for 

 their roots or fruits. 



CABBAGE. 



Cabbage culture needs a cool deep soU that 

 will hold moisture, and continuous growth from 

 start to finish. Its other essentials are: extra 

 care in the selection of the seed; frequent and 

 thorough surface tUlage; avoiding the root 

 maggot, club-root, and rot, by proper rotation 

 of crops, and by destroying the cabbage worm 

 as soon as it appears. " A cabbage head" may 

 mean a stupid man, for "a cabbage head" 

 can't take care of cabbages. 



The demand for cabbage has increased more 

 rapidly during the past ten years than for any 

 other vegetable in the market. For sauer 

 kraut alone the demand is enormous. Where a 



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