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H. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia. 
250,000 PLANT HASTINGS’ CABBAGE 
^ ^ “ niilhoii IS a large number of people, yet a few thousantl more than that plant Hastings’ Cal)bage See<l of different vari¬ 
eties every year Since lye started in business 30 years ago we have made a specialty of the very highest grade of American Lnfw^ e d - 
illustrations on this and the following pages show just how good cabbage Hastings^ Seed makes We know that we 
particubfr about 4hatyou“buf and plant' Neither 
Ao matter how good your soil, how carefully you cultivate or fertilize It, if the cabbage 
you nor ourselves can afford to take chances. .. 
seed quality is not rigid you make more or less of a failure. 
will please you and pay you, tlie quality you want to plant in 1920. 
CABBAGE CULTURE i'"*' gardens the seed 
^ wnSi 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 early as ground can lie worked. Work soil in seed beds 
as fine as possible. Beds sliould be lightly 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 growm. 
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 % ineli in heavy soils V- intdi 
Ill 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 voung plants 
should be kept growing steadily from, the start. A‘check in the 
growth of calibage is injurious. When plants have made the fourth 
or hfth pair of leaves transplant to open ground 
Cabbage can be grown on almost any soil from light sand to 
We know it is right, 
lame quality as does 
We believe that the 
ho plants for mar- 
quality is exactly what 
heavy clay or muck. Naturally the liglit soils will require more fer¬ 
tilizer or manure tlian the heavier ones. Most of the fertilizer or ma¬ 
nure should lie worked into tlie soil tiefore trans[)lanting. The best 
all-around commercial fertilizer for caldiage should contain: Avail¬ 
able [ihosphoric lyid 7 per cent, potash 8 per cent, nitrogen .9 per cent. 
Most of the cultivation sliould be liefore tlie crop is planted. This 
means two to three deep plowings anil then work the soil as fine as 
possilile. 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 
or just before a rain. In small gardens this can be done late in 
the afternoon. Set plants upright witli only the leaves above the 
surface. Firm the soil around the plants. Cultivate frequently 
and very shallow, as the roots come near the surface. Keep out ab¬ 
solutely 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 comes two or three times 
as much seed is needed. 
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 boxes of 
seeds each year who say, 
“Y’our 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 will¬ 
ing to let you choose be¬ 
tween the reputation of 
Hastings’ Seeds and 
theirs. Results count. 
Hastings’ Seeds must be 
bought direct from Hast¬ 
ings. 
If we sold Hastings’ 
Seeds through mer¬ 
chants we would have to 
raise prices or reduce 
amounts of seed in pack¬ 
ages, but the chief rea¬ 
son we sell direct is be¬ 
cause our seeds make 
our reputation. We want 
them to be pure, fresh 
and to grow. We cannot 
look after them daily if 
scattered all over the 
country. 
Hastings’ Centennial Late Flat Dutch Cabbage—The Greatest Cropper Known Among Cabbages 
Hastings’Centennial Flat Dutch Cabbage (No. 110) 
This cabbage during the last few years has made some wonderful records in Florida, Mississippi and Texas both from spring aryl fall 
plantings, and it will do the same for you. Hastings’ Centennial Late Flat Dutch, the best main crop, heavy producing strain of Late 
Flat Dutch, is to cabbage growers what Hastings’ Prolific is to corn growers. While we do not recommend it for an early cabbage, for 
main crop and late it is about the best you can plant. The only objection we ever heard is that on very rich goiind it grows too large. 
This can be controlled by planting rather close in the row. Good for either spring or fall planting, being remarkably hardy, vigorous 
and resistant to both heat and cold. We sell more of this to cabbage growers for shipment in Gulf Coast sections than all other varieties 
combined. For home gardens Centennial is unexcelled for later use after early varieties are gone. Its vigor makes it especially valuable 
to grow under unfavorable conditions. If you have planted it before you know this. If not, plant some this spring and see what real 
good cabbage is. Packet, 10 cents; % ounce, 20 cents; ounce, 35 cents; % pound, $1,00; pound, $3.50; postpaid. 
