Cabbage 



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into growth again by means of tillage or rains, they are 

 likely to crack. 



Cabbage thrives on a great variety of soils. '^ Good corn 

 land," if thoroughly prepared, should yield heavily in cab- 

 bages. Liberal fertilizing is usually essential to good 

 results. Intensive growers often apply 1,000 to 2,000 

 pounds to the acre of chemical fertilizer to the early crop. 



Cabbage of the' oblate type. 



with a liberal supply of nitrogen to hasten growth ; for the 

 late crop, with a longer season, less amounts may be sup- 

 pHed, although a heavy yield demands good feeding. 

 Stable manure is miich used for cabbages, sometimes as 

 much as 40 loads to the acre. Late cabbage often follows 

 an early crop of something else, as of peas or strawberries ; 

 early cabbage is often followed by late crops, as of turnips 

 or fall-set strawberries. 



