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well grown. They use about 50 pounds to the 

 acre each time, about ten days apart. 



If sown in hot-beds, care must be taken to 

 harden the cabbage sprouts by gradual exposure 

 to the air before transplanting, so as not to 

 cause any serious delay in growth. In field- 

 grown cabbage, hkely to be used in part at 

 least for stock feeding, the plants should stand 

 from 24 to 30 inches apart, in rows not less than 

 30 inches apart. This gives room for the heads 

 to increase in size and weight. Under these 

 conditions an acre will produce from 7500 to 

 9000 plants. But on small areas, where the 

 crop is intended for market, the plants may be 

 crowded somewhat, to keep down the size and 

 to secure an average weight of foiu' to six 

 pounds each. In this way an acre will bear 

 10,000 plants. Cabbage should be cultivated 

 once in a week or ten days untU the heads touch 

 in the rows. If your cabbage is uniform in 

 size, has few outside leaves, very little stump 

 or core when cut open, closely packed leaves 

 lapping in the centre, freedom from disease or 

 insect injury, and is true to name and type, 

 you should secure the uniform price of five 

 cents a head in good markets. 



Cabbage suffers from many diseases and 

 insects, and the gardener needs to be on the 



