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H. G, Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia. 
Cabbage Seed Is Certainly Scarce 
We have been in the seed business for nearly 29 years and in all those years we have never seen anythini: like the condition of shortage 
that exists in all seeds in gener-^l and cabbage seed in particular. 
The cabbage seed crop of American growth has been short for several years and any hold over reserves have gradually been used up, 
especially so by the abnormally large tlemand of 1917. 
On top of this we are now confronted with the 1917 seed crop which has only turned out from 15 to 30 per cent of a crop, according 
to variety, the pointed sorts like the Wakefields being the shortest. 
Under these conditions we will not and cannot fill orders for any considerable quantities. No variety is offered in greater quantity than 
quarter pounds. We want to try to make what cabbage seed we have go as far in supplying all our customers as possible. 
Under these conditions we want to urge you not to order more cabbage seed than you absolutely need and then take the greatest pos- 
sible care in planting so as to insure getting the largest number of cabbage plants from that seed. 
We would not tell you the above unless we knew that you should be urged to make what seed there is available as useful as possible 
and go as far as it can be made to go. 
CABBAGE CULTURE 
For home gardens the seed for 
early cabbage can be sown in 
boxes very early, kept in sheltered spots and covered when there is 
danger of freezes. Later plantings may be made in open ground 
as aarly as ground can be worked. Work soil in seed beds as fine 
as possible. Beds should be slightly raised for drainage. Do not 
fertilize soil in seed beds to make it any richer than the open ground 
in which the crop is to be grown. 
Sow seed in drills 6 inches apart across the bed, dropping the 
seed 5 or 6 to the inch. Thicker sowing than this means spindling, 
unhealthy plants. Cover seed about % inch in heavy soils, % inch 
in light sandy soils ; firm the soil after covering and then water the 
bed thoroughly. Keep beds moist but not soaking wet. Seed ger- 
minates in 3 to 8 days, according to weather. The young plants 
should be kept growing steadily from the start. A check in the 
growth of cabbage is injurious. AVhen plants have made the fourth 
or fifth pair of leaves transplant to open ground. 
Cabbage can be grown on almost any soil from light sand to heavy 
clay or muck. Naturally the light soils will require more fertilizer 
or manure than the heavier ones. Most of the fertilizer or manure 
should be worked into the soil before transplanting. The best all- 
around commercial fertilizer for cabbage should contain : Available 
phosphoric acid 7 per cent, potash 8 per cent, nitrogen 5 per cent. 
Most of the cultivation should be before the crop is planted. This 
means two or three deep plowings and then work the soil as fine as 
possible. You won’t overfeed cabbage so you need not be afraid of 
putting too much manure or fertilizer on the crop. 
Transplanting should be done, so far as possible, on cloudy days 
and just before a rain. In small gardens this can be done late in 
the afternoon. Set plants upright with only the leaves above the 
surface. Firm the soil around the plants. Cultivate frequently 
and very shallow, as roots come near the surface. Keep out abso- 
lutely all weeds and grass. Seed required: In early spring plant- 
ings one ounce of seed will usually produce about 2,000 plants; 4 
to 5 ounces per acre. After hot weather sets in two or three times 
as much seed is needed. 
Hastings* Centennial Uate Flat Dutch Cabbage — The Greatest Cropper Known Among Cabbages 
Hastings’ 
Seeds Never 
Found in the 
Boxes at 
Merchants’ 
or Druggists’ 
A lot of folks write us 
every year saying that 
when planting time came 
they went up to their 
merchant’s or druggist’s 
expecting to find Hast- 
ings’ Seeds in the boxes 
for sale and were disap- 
pointed in not finding 
them. 
We turn down several 
hundred requests from 
merchants for bo: 5 :es of 
seeds each year who say, 
“Your seeds have a great 
reputation around here. I 
could sell a lot of them.’’ 
Hastings’ Seeds in boxes 
have never been placed on 
sale. With all due respect 
to our seed trade friends 
who have put out seeds in 
boxes we don’t agree with 
them that theirs is the 
proper way to sell seeds 
and we are perfectly wil- 
ling to let you choose be- 
tween the reputation of 
Hastings’ Seeds and 
theirs. KesuKs count. 
Hastings’ Seeds must be 
bought direct from Hast- 
ings’. 
Hastings’ Centennial Flat Dutch Cabbage ( No, 1 1 0) a^^hotogra^h of a hea^ of our Centennial Flat 
This cabbage during the last few years has made some wonderful records in Florida, IVIississippi and Texas both from spring and 
plantings, and it will do the same for you. Hastings* Centennial Late Flat Dutch, the best main crop, h^vy 
Dutch, is to cabbage growers what Hastings* Prolific is to corn growers. While we do not recommend it for an early caboage, tor m 
crop and late it is about the best you can plant. The only objection we ever heard is that on very rich ground it grows too larg^ i 
can be controlled by planting rather close in the row. Good for either spring or fall planting, being remarkably hardy, vigOMUs ana tc- 
sistant to both heat and cold. We sell more of this to cabbage growers for shipment in Gulf Coast sections than all other ^wet^ co - 
bined. For home gardens Centennial is unexcelled for later use after early varieties are gone. Its vigor makes it ^pecimly valuable to 
grow under favorable conditions. If you have planted it before you know this* If not* plant some tbi8 spring auu see ftQW gOOtt It l®. 
Packet, 10 cents; Vz ounce. 25 cents; ounce* 40 cents; pound* $1.25; postpaid. 
