COLE CROP PROJECTS 



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2. How much freezing will mature cabbage stand ? 



3. What is the most convenient method of harvesting ? 



W-VG : 274. C : 166. R : 88-92. 



4. How should cabbage be trimmed for market ? 



6. How would you pack it for market ? 

 W-VG : 274, 162-187. C : 166. 



6. Will it sell best on your market by the crate, barrel, bushel, 



weight, or by the head ? 



7. How is cabbage shipped to your market f 



8. Whai prices does it command f 



9. What is a good yield of cabbage to the acre? 



10. When does it pay to make sauerkraut? How is it made? 



20. Storing the late crop.- — There are so many methods of 

 storing late cabbage 

 that little attempt 

 will be made here to 

 describe them, but 

 the student should 

 consult the references. 

 No other plan will 

 keep winter cabbages 

 in better condition 

 than burying. This 

 should be done as 

 late as possible in the 

 fall. A well-drained 



location should be 



„1„„4.„J r.^A +V.O V.oa^o Fig- 34. — Good head of Pe Tsai or Chinese cab- 

 selected, and the heads j^^^^ ^^j^ j^ becoming more popular among 



should be covered American gardeners every year. 



