May, 1916 
important to keep the earth loose around the plants 
so long as they are small enough to permit of 
cultivation. 
On August-2oth, a handful of dry commercial 
fertilizer was thrown around each plant. This, 
with the task of cultivation, was all the attention 
that the plants required during the summer. By 
early fall the plants covered the ground to such an 
extent that cultivation without injuring the plants 
was an impossibility. 
To secure the hard white “flower” which the 
market demands, the “‘button’”’ which forms in the 
centre of each plant about the last week in Septem- 
ber must be protected from the discoloring action of 
the sun. The simplest method of doing this is to 
bring the leaves, which surround the plant, up over 
the top and there tie them together with string, 
raffia or rubber bands. This last is to be preferred 
because of the saving of time. We go over the 
field at intervals of about a week or ten days, 
depending on the weather, the plants developing 
more quickly in warm, sunny weather than in cold, 
cloudy weather. 
About the first week in October the “flowers” 
begin to attain size, and when they reach five 
inches or more across they are ready for market. 
In the first week of October my patch is usually cut 
over for the first time and all the vegetables which 
have attained sufficient size are cut, leaving the 
roots in the ground. The leaves are cut off level 
with the flower, forming a circle of stems around 
the blossom. A square of white paper is then laid 
over the flower and the sides and corners tucked 
down among the stems, which hold it in place. 
In marketing a crop the more middlemen that 
can be eliminated the larger the returns. We were 
fortunate in having two local markets, beside New 
York City. One of these local markets was a 
settlement; the buyer being in the employ of the 
settlement, there was no commission to pay. The 
other local market was the village of Cornwall 
three miles away, where we made our own deliveries 
with horse and wagon. Goods were also sold to 
applicants at the farm. 
The cost of seed, fertilizer, etc., was $53.36, and 
our receipts from the sale of seeds, young plants, 
and cauliflower were $96.98. This left us a clear 
profit of $43.62, which was most encouraging. 
New York. SHERBURNE M. SHAW. 
Success with Cauliflower 
AULIFLOWER is more exacting than its near 
relative, cabbage. It must have a somewhat 
richer soil and cool, moist weather agrees with it bet- 
ter than hot and dry. Planting should be made to 
head either before or after the hot summer months. 
Start the plants in a hotbed in March for the 
early crop or buy the plants from the seedmen and 
sow seeds in May or June for plants to set for the 
late crop. When the plants for the first crop are 
about three weeks old, transplant into a box, put- 
ting them about three inches apart each way. 
They may then be gradually hardened off by out- 
door exposure and transplanted to the open ground 
as soon as danger of frost is past, though they will 
stand a light frost. Set the plants in the garden 
two feet apart each way. 
The soil should be deep and rich with a plentiful 
supply of humus, and there is needed an abundant 
and continuous supply of moisture. Breaking up 
the soil deeply and giving frequent cultivation to 
retain moisture as it falls will provide for this latter 
requirement in most seasons. But during those 
times when the soil is dry frequent watering should 
be given. 
For the fall crop sow the seeds in a seedbed the 
last of May and when the plants attain a good size 
set them out in the garden as directed. If the soil 
is dry at the time of transplanting, the plants should 
be watered until well started. 
As soon as the heads of cauliflower commence to 
form they should be protected from the sun by 
drawing the large outside leaves together loosely 
and tieing them over the heads. The heads soon 
become sunburned if this is not done, but when pro- 
tected by the leaves they are white. Cut when the 
heads are compact and hard; if left in the garden 
until they open and separate into branches much 
of the fine flavor is lost. 
Indiana. W. F. PERDUE. 
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