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will soon start growing and be ready for trans- 

 planting to the field early. The only drawback 

 to this method is, that the plants being really 

 old when spring comes, you are apt to lose a 

 good many by their running to seed. For this 

 reason, another method is rather to be pre- 

 ferred. Use the same variety of seed, but sow 

 in hot-beds in February, and as soon as the 

 plants are three or four inches high, transplant 

 to cold-frames. If they are not too crowded, 

 they will be ready for planting in rows in the 

 field by April 1. But you must remember that 

 the cabbage, is a heavy feeder and that yoxir 

 soil must be rich and full of humus. 



One noted cabbage-grower in New Jersey 

 says he plants his cabbage with a potato planter, 

 which makes the rows 3 feet apart, distributes 

 the fertilizer, and makes the ridges for the plants 

 all at one time. He levels down the ridges 

 with a plank drag which covers two rows at a 

 time. The fertilizer is of high grade, applied 

 at the rate of 1000 pounds to the acre. If 

 plants are set 20 inches apart, it wUl require 

 10,000 for an acre. He cultivates thoroughly 

 until the cabbages begin to head; then while 

 cultivating once more, he applies nitrate of 

 soda at the rate of 150 pounds to the acre, 

 putting it on the row close to the plants, but 



