Cabbage 



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CULTIVATION 



The cabbage crop is grown through the dry part of the season, 

 therefore frequent cultivation is very essential. Each time the 

 crop is cultivated the evaporation is checked and moisture collects 

 just below the moisture mulch. The moisture is quickly taken 

 up by the root system and then the plant receives an added amount 

 of plant food. 



Fig. 436. — Planet Jr. Cultivator Arranged 

 as a Market Gardener's Horse Hoe, with 

 a Pair of 10-inch Hoe Steels and the Wide- 

 Fingered Sweep 



Shallow cultivation is most essential. Note the difference in 

 the feeding area between two fields, A and B, both being plowed 

 ten inches deep. A is cultivated one inch deep ; B three inches. 



Fig. 437.— Cultivator with Hoes and Sweep 

 in Position for Shallow Work, Hoes 

 Should Be Turned Out for Large Carbage 



Field A has nine inches in depth to grow its crop, B has only 

 seven inches. The only time that deep cultivation is justifiable 

 is when the cabbages are growing so fast that they crack. I think 

 the cases will be not over one to the hundred. Generally the 



