FARMER SEED & NURSERY CO., FARIBAULT, MINN. 
CABBAGE 
One ounce of seed will produce about 1,500 plants. Vi lb. of seed 
for an acre. 
The best way to start cabbage, especially the early sorts, is in hot¬ 
beds, flats, or in a greenhouse. Sow the seed % inch deep, in carefully 
prepared rich garden soil. Seed usually germinates in 5 to 10 days. 
When ready to transplant, set into paper pots or plant bands, in flats, 
until time to set outdoors. The plants can then be set out without dis¬ 
turbing the roots, and the paper bands form the best protection against 
cutworms. Set in rows 2 feet apart, 20 inches apart in the rows. 
Cabbage worms may be controlled with Evergreen, Garden Guard, 
Nok-Em-Kold and Kalite, Non-arsenical Dust. See page 73 for insecti¬ 
cides. 
Late cabbage may be sown in the open, in rows, and transplanted 
when 4 to 6 inches high. 
To prevent maggots in the small garden, put a circular piece of 
building paper around each plant. The fly cannot then deposit eggs 
close to the stems of the plants. A spray of carbolic acid solution, 
1 to 30, once a week for several weeks after the plants are set out, 
helps to prevent maggots. 
Most cabbage diseases, club root, black rot, etc., are caused by grow¬ 
ing cabbage in infected soil. Crop rotation and liming the soil, are the 
best preventatives. The soil can be sterilized, and a certain immunity 
to disease established by treating both seed and soil, especially when 
large quantities are sown, with Semesan. This cannot injure the seed, 
and will increase the yield enormously. Semesan will be found listed 
on page 72. 
See page 26 for Cabbage Plants. 
LATE VARIETIES 
140. DANISH BALLHEAD, TRUE HOLLANDER -(105 
days.) The finest late cabbage grown. The head is of an attractive 
white color, does not burst, and is of exceptional flavor, crispness and 
tenderness. It survives both cold and dry-hot weather. It will keep 
throughout the winter in excellent condition. For shipping, for storage,- 
or for kraut—it is unsurpassed. Head: 7 to 8 inches thick, weighs 
6 to 7 lbs., very attractive, deep, round and extremely solid. Pkt. 8c, 
oz. 25c, V 4 lb. 70c, lb. $2.50, prepaid. 
141. DANISH ROUNDHEAD -(95 days.) This is an early, 
short-stemmed strain of the famous Danish Ballhead. In yield, head 
size and quality it is similar to Danish Ballhead. Roundhead, however, 
is 10 days earlier and has a shorter stem. Pkt. 8c, oz. 25c, Vi lb. 70c, 
lb. $2.50, prepaid. 
144. PREMIUM LATE FLAT DUTCH -(100 days.) A de¬ 
servedly popular late cabbage. Slow growing, sure heading, of immense 
•size and splendid quality. A favorite variety for home and market 
growing, or for winter storing. Head: 10 to 12 inches thick, 7 inches 
deep, weighs 12 to 14 lbs., extremely large, flat and solid. Pkt. 5c, 
oz. 15c, Vi lb. 50c, lb. $1.85, prepaid. 
Golden 
Acre. 
EARLY VARIETIES 
NOTE—Number of days from setting 
out plants to marketable heads are listed 
here. Kalite Non-arsenical Dust on 
page 73. 
136. EARLY COPENHAGEN 
MARKET- —(68 days.) Worth while 
features of this cabbage include: very 
early and uniform maturity, compact 
plants—allowing close planting, and ex¬ 
cellent quality. Splendid for early mar¬ 
ket and shipment. Valuable as an early 
kraut variety and a good home garden 
sort. Head: 6-7 inches thick, weighs 3 y 2 
to 4 lbs., round, solid and of superior 
quality. Stem short. Pkt. 8c, oz. 25c, 
Vi lb. 75c, lb. $2.75, prepaid. 
138. EXTRA EARLY GOLDEN ACRE 
-(63 days.) This is the earliest round 
headed cabbage. A Copenhagen type, but a 
week earlier than Copenhagen Market. Of high 
quality. Golden Acre is the most profitable 
sort on the early market. Fine for home gar¬ 
dens. Head: 6 inches thick, weighs 3 lbs., 
small, abound and solid. Stem, short. Pkt. 10c, 
oz. 30c, Vi lb. $1.00, lb. $3.75, prepaid. 
126. GLORY OF ENKHUIZEN -(75 to 80 days.) A second 
early sort particularly valuable for kraut. Also popular with home 
and market growers. A good shipper. Head: 8 inches thick, weighs 
5 to 8 lbs., large, round, solid, with few outer leaves, of excellent 
quality. Stem: medium short. Pkt. 5c, oz. 20c, Vi lb. 55c, lb. $2.00 
prepaid. 
121. EARLY JERSEY WAKEFIELD -(62 days.) 
Notable features of this popular sort include extreme earli¬ 
ness, small plants with short stems—permitting close setting 
in the row, and hard, compact pointed heads of splendid 
quality. A valuable addition to home or market garden. 
Head: 5 inches thick, weighs 2 to 2% lbs., small, compact, 
conical, 7 inches long. Pkt. 5c, oz. 20c, Vi lb. 55c, lb. $2.00, 
prepaid. 
133. EARLY DWARF FLAT DUTCH -(71 days.) 
A fine medium early sort and a dependable header for mar¬ 
ket or home garden. It will withstand heat, is noted for 
flavor and tenderness, and is a fine keeper. Head: 8 inches 
thick, 6 inches deep, weighs 4 to 5 lbs., nearly round, solid 
and of good quality. Stem: short. Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, Vi lb. 
50c, lb. $1.85, prepaid. 
MARKET GROWERS ASK FOR SPECIAL PRICE LIST. 
YELLOWS RESISTANT 
VARIETIES 
134. HOLLANDER, WISCONSIN 
NO- 8 -(100 days.) A splendid late 
cabbage for storage, shipment and kraut 
manufacture. A heavy yielder an land 
infested so badly with yellows disease 
that other varieties fail completely. 
Head: 8 inches thick, weighs 8 lbs., 
large, almost globe shaped, very firm and 
of excellent quality. Pkt. 10c, oz. 35c, 
Vi lb. $1.25, lb. $4.25, prepaid. 
137. WISCONSIN “ALL SEA. 
SONS” -(90 days.) An excellent 
kraut and winter keeping sort—valuable 
in areas infested with “Cabbage Yel¬ 
lows’’—also resistant to wilt and will 
survive heat and drought. Head: 11 
inches thick, 8 inches deep, weighs 9 to 
10 lbs. Pkt. 10 c, oz. 30c, Vi lb. $1.00, 
lb. $3.75, prepaid. 
Minn. Experiment 
Station Recommends 
the above strains 
for southern Minn, 
where cabbage 
yellows exist. 
