118 



GOOD SEED 



ent strain, but I do know that every line represents a differ- 

 ent source of seed. In other words, we got seed of Jersey 

 Wakefield from as many places as you see lines on the chart. 

 We bought the seed in ounce packages, so that we would have 

 enough seed to conduct the experiment for several years. The 

 experiment has been carefully conducted on a soil with uni- 

 form conditions. The plants were started under glass, side 

 by side, under the same conditions. From the striking re- 

 sults shown by the chart, I know you will grasp the idea that 



^^^'^^ ' HARVESTING RECORD 



of 



JERSEY WAKEFIELD CABBAGE 



it is far more important to have the best strain of a given 

 variety than to merely select a well known variety without 

 recognizing the fact that marked variations exist in all culti- 

 vated varieties of the different classes of vegetables. 



The black lines represent the first cuttings of early cab- 

 bage. You market gardeners know how important it is to 

 get heavy, early yields. It is the first cuttings that command 

 high prices. Notice the difference, — all Jersey Wakefield. 

 When sold on our local markets, we got fifty dollars a ton 

 for this first cutting. The top line shows a decidedly leafy 

 strain, which was very slow in heading. Instead of the 



