CABBAGES—CABBAGE DISEASES 
Fig. 2. 
673 
Two Heads of Succession Cabbage Cut From the Field After Having Withstood a 
Temperature of 20 Degrees. 
upward, throwing a little dirt over them 
and taking them out as they are needed 
for use. When the winters are mild, we 
have known cabbages left in the field all 
winter to be in fairly good condition the 
following spring. GRANVILLE LOWTHER 
Wide Variation in Price of Cabbage 
Of the 40 different agricultural prod- 
ucts, the prices of which are obtained 
monthly by the department of agriculture, 
cabbage varies most widely in price. For 
the entire United States the average price 
paid to producers on January 15 was 
about $1.26 per 100 pounds. This aver- 
age is based upon reports of correspond- 
ents from 778 towns, representing every 
state of the Union. The lowest average 
for any state is 24 cents per 100 pounds 
for New York. The highest average is 
$3.33 per 100 pounds for Alabama. The 
average of 24 cents per 100 pounds in 
New York is based upon reports from 238 
towns, eight of which returned 15 cents 
per 100 as the average; no quotation was 
above 50 cents per 100 pounds. In the 
adjoining state, Pennsylvania, the aver- 
age price was about $1.60 per 100 pounds, 
not one of the 23 reports received being 
under $1 per 100 pounds. MHere is an 
average difference of $1.36 per 100 pounds 
in the average price paid to producers of 
cabbage in two adjoining states. 
Crop Reporter, January 1, 19138. 
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CABBAGE METHODS OF PROPAGATION IN 
ALASKA. See Alaska. 
For PrRoPAGATION IN THE GULF STATES 
see Alabama. 
CABBAGE DISEASES 
Black Leg or Phoma Wilt 
Phoma oleracea 
F,. D. BAILEY 
This is a serious disease of cabbage 
and cauliflower. Though it has only re- 
cently been reported in the United States, 
it has already become widely distributed. 
In Ohio many fields have been seriously 
damaged, in some, indeed, the disease was 
so severe that no marketable cabbage 
were cut. It is supposed that this dis- 
ease was introduced from Europe where 
it has caused severe losses, especially in 
France, Germany and Holland. It has 
been known in Australia for a number of 
years and is thought to be the most seri- 
ous disease affecting cauliflower and cab- 
bage in that country. This disease has 
been found in Oregon, during the season 
of 1912, in Jackson and Wallowa counties. 
In the latter, where it probably appeared 
the previous year, it is already causing 
alarm. It is very probable that the fun- 
gus may be introduced on seed, and it is 
interesting and possibly significant to 
note that the Wallowa grower purchased 
his seed from Illinois the year he first 
observed the disease. 
