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LATE CABBAGE 



worst of all. I think I never shall. I shall not attempt to 

 lay do^^ai a set of rules, whereby you can go home and grow 

 a good crop of cabbage. There is no rule that will fit all 

 the varied conditions under which we raise our crops. I can 

 only give you an outline of what I have done and the methods 

 followed. 



Before I go any farther, perhaps it will be well to briefly 

 describe my conditions. My brother and myself are engaged 

 in equal partnership in dairy farming. Our farm is located 

 one mile south from the city of Cortland, on what is called 

 the first rise of ground. The soil is a clay loam. It is veiy 

 far from a Garden of Eden, as it has plenty of stone and a 

 great variety of weeds. We raise cabbage as a cash crop. 

 Late cabbage is a crop that is raised very extensively by both 

 truck and dairy farmers. 



There are three types of late cabbage grown in our section : 



First. The Danish Ball Head, a standard late cabbage 

 with which most of us are familiar. This cabbage has more 

 or less of a round, hard head. 



Second. Red Cabbage, a cabbage more tender than the 

 other late sorts and not as heavy a yielder. In shape it re- 

 sembles the Danish. Most seasons it cracks quite badly. 



Third. The Flat Dutch, a large flat cabbage, as its name 

 signifies. This type is usually raised by growers who want 

 a cabbage that looks large. Each of these t^-pes has features 

 adapted to special market conditions, but probably seven- 

 eighths of the late cabbage grown is Danish Ball Head. The 

 Danish Ball Head is especially adapted to conditions where 

 heavy yields are wanted. It does not crack as badly as the 

 red, and a heavy head does not look as large as the flat t^^-pes. 

 We had to draw six carloads of cabbage four miles farther 

 to market one year because we were unfortunate enough to 

 get seed of one of the flat types instead of Danish Ball Head, 

 as we ordered. 



I do not like the expression "late cabbage." It gives most 

 of us the idea that they are a crop that can be put in some- 

 time in the middle of the summer, and after the crop is once 

 set, that will be the end of it. so far as care goes, until it is 

 ready to harvest in the fall. Alost cabbage put in in this way 



