304 FORAGE CROPS 
immediately afterward, in order to draw the mois- 
ture to the surface and cause quick germination. 
From one to two pounds of seed per acre will be 
sufficient. 
The time of seeding will depend on the place it 
is given in the rotation. The young plants are 
tender, and should not in any case be planted in 
spring until all danger of freezing is past, although 
light frosts will do no injury. It is better to sow 
either early or late, since, if the cabbage is not 
seeded until late in the spring, the heads will not 
form so well, but, if sown very late, the plants 
will be hindered from making heads before cold 
weather sets in. 
In recent experiments at the Cornell University 
Experiment Station (Bulletin No. 242), the fol- 
lowing statements in reference to soil and seeding 
are made: 
“The soil considered best adapted is one rich 
in organie matter. Good crops can be raised on 
almost all types of soil, provided they contain the 
above requisite, are in good physical condition and 
contain an adequate although not excessive supply 
of water. Cabbages differ from almost any otber 
farm crop in that their successful production is 
little influenced by the type of soil on which they 
are grown, or, in other words, they show a wide 
range of adaptability, so far as this factor is con- 
cerned. Undoubtedly, this power of adaptability 
