CABBAGE^. 



rows four feet apart. Sometimes 



Figure 67. — Part of cabbage seed 

 stalk showing seed pods. (After 

 Landreth). 



other early kinds, since 

 the head is ot good 

 size. The Early Win- 

 ningstadt is a very de- 

 sirable variety, form- 

 ing very solid heads. It 

 is the most reliable of 

 ail varieties for early 

 or late use in unfavor- 

 able situations. Fotler's 

 Improved Brunswick is 

 a valuable variety for 



the seed stalk cannot burst 

 through the head leaves, 

 and it is a good plan 

 where the outer leaves 

 are very thick and tough 

 to cut through the outside 

 leaves on the top of the 

 head a little so as to allow 

 it to push through. The 

 seed is gathered branch 

 by branch as the pods be- 

 gin to turn yellow, and it 

 generally takes several 

 cuttings to harvest the 

 seed pods. These are 

 dried in buildings having 

 tight floors and the seed 

 is then threshed out. 



Varieties. — For very 

 early use the Early Jer- 

 sey Wakefield is perhaps 

 the most popular variety, 

 but the head is quite 

 small. For second early 

 the Early Summer is per- 

 haps the best and is gen- 

 erally more profitable than 



68. — Early Winningstadt; cabbage 



