OF ONE ACRE. 
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ering from freezing so hard, and will greatly lessen the 
work of getting out the heads when wanted for use. 
When heads are wanted, one end of the bank is 
opened and. as many taken out as are desired; the 
open end is then carefully covered over with soil. 
Too many should not be taken out at once, as they 
retain their flavor better when buried in this manner 
Fig. 1. 
Illustrations showing the manner of storing cabbage for winter use. Figure 1 
snowing three rows of heads and Figure 2, five rows. C. Heads of cabbage, 
boil banked over the heads. D. Drainage ditches to carry off the water. 
than when kept where they are exposed to the open 
air. If it is desired to save some of the best heads for 
seed, the roots of the plant must he buried as well as 
the top; they can then be replanted early in the spring 
and a cross cut made in the top of the head to assist 
the flower stalks in bursting through, as the heads 
