CHAPTER XVI. 
COLE CROPS. 
OLE 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 soil 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 tillage; 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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