On the Kohl-Rahi, 
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General Sujimary. 
The following general summary of the foregoing Paper may 
be useful, in bringing under one view the special features of the 
Kohl-Rabi, and the various points to be noticed in the cultiva- 
tion, general management, properties, and uses of the plant : — 
1. There are eleven varieties in cultivation, four of which are 
supposed to be modifications of the others. 
2. All soils are suited to its cultivation, but it prefers heavy 
lands, even those approaching to stiff clays, and it can be grown 
where turnips cannot. 
3. Soil should be in fine tilth, well worked, and farmyard 
manure ploughed-in in the autumn. In the spring it should be 
grubbed and thoroughly pulverized. 
4. It requires heavy manuring : phosphatic manures, with 
common salt added, are most suitable for it. Peruvian guano 
and other nitrogenous manures should be avoided. 
5. Seed should be sown in beds at the end of February or 
early in March, in drills 12 inches apart. A bed 6 yards square 
will afford sufficient plants for one acre of land, and 8 oz. of seed 
will be necessary for the seed-bed. 
6. For successional crops, three sowings may be made : the first, 
early in March ; the second, during the second week of April ; 
and the third, the first week of June. 
7. Transplanting to the drills should be commenced the first 
week of May ; but, as a general rule, the plants should not be 
removed until they are from 6 to 8 inches high. 
8. Plants for the main crop should be dibbled in at 18 inches 
distance. If successional crops are transplanted, the first (in 
May) should be 18 inches ; the second (in June) 16 inches ; and 
the third (end of July or first week in August) 14 inches, apart. 
9. If sown at once in the field in the drills, the operation 
should be performed about the middle of April, but not later 
than the end. Of seed, 4 lbs. are necessary for an acre. 
10. Drills should be 27 inches in width, and plants should be 
singled to 18 inches, 
11. While growing, the horse-hoe must be kept in continual 
requisition, until the spreading of the leaves prevents the opera- 
tion being performed. 
12. The average weight per acre is in England from 26 to 
30 tons ; in Scotland, from 20 to 25 tons ; and in Ireland from 
30 to 35 tons. 
13. Every description of stock will eat the Kohl-Rabi with 
avidity. In consuming the crop, sheep may be folded on the 
ground ; but, if given in the yards to cattle, the bulbs should be 
sliced or pulped. For pigs they should be steamed or boiled. 
