HOW TO GROW 

 CABBAGES SUCCESSFULLY. 



BY G. H. HOWARD. 



SELECTION AND PREPARATION OF LAND FOR 

 EARLY CABBAGES. 



The land for early cabbages should be a good 

 retentive loam, as the nature of season for the 

 heading of early cabbages is the opposite of that 

 for late cabbages, that is, it is increasing in heat, 

 while that for late is becoming cooler. They 

 must have land that will hold moisture well. It 

 is best to prepare the soil as far as possible in the 

 fall. Plowing in the fall destroys everything green 

 and leaves nothing for cut worms — which some- 

 times are so troublesome — to live upon. The land 

 should be plowed and harrowed, and if it is not 

 rich should receive about a half-ton of coarse- 

 ground bone to the acre. 



No time can be set for putting out the plants, as 

 the seasons vary. It is best to keep the plants in 

 the beds till there is no danger of snow storms. In 

 the spring, when the time comes for putting in 

 the plants, the land should again be plowed and 

 harrowed and marked out with a horse marker, 

 one that makes a good deep mark; then sow 

 half a ton of guano in the drills to every acre; 



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