FARMER SEED & NURSERY CO., FARIBAULT, MINN. 
CABBAGE 
One ounce of seed will produce about 1,500 plants, 
for an acre. 
V4 lb. of seed 
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, 
and Nok-Em-Kold. See page 73 for insecticides. 
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. 
TO HELP YOU WITH YOUR CABBAGE CROP, WE OFFER 
Cabbage Plants on page 25, 
Insecticides on page 73. 
Locked Plant Bands and Paper 
Pots on page 26. 
Hotkaps on page 26. 
Master Plant Setter on page 26. 
Neponset Flower Pots on page 
26. 
Semesan for treating seed on 
page 72. 
LATE VARIETIES 
EARLY VARIETIES 
NOTE—Number of days from setting 
out plants to marketable heads are listed 
here. 
136. EARLY COPENHAGEN 
MARKET -(68 days.) Worth while 
features of this cabbage include: very 
early and uniform maturity, compact 
plants, and excellent quality. Splendid for 
early market and shipment. Valuable as 
an early kraut variety and a good home 
garden sort. Head: 6-7 inches thick, 
weighs 3% to 4 lbs., round, solid and of 
superior quality. Stem short. Pkt. 8c, 
oz. 25c, V4 lb. 75c, lb. $2.75, prepaid. 
138. EXTRA EARLY GOLDEN ACRE 
— (63 days.) Thi^ 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, round and solid. Stem, short. Pkt. 10c, 
oz. 30c, V4 lb. 90c, lb. $3.25, 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 8 1 S S ‘> large, round, solid, with few outer leaves, of excellent 
quality. Stem: medium short. Pkt. Sc, oz. 20c, V4 lb. 60c, lb. $2.25, 
prspciici* 
121. EARLY JERSEY WAKEFIELD- (62 days.) 
JNotable features of this popular sort include extreme earli- 
ness, small plants with short stems—permitting close setting 
m 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 V£ lbs., small, compact, 
conical, 7 inches long. Pkt. 5c, oz. 20c, Vi lb. 55c, lb. $2.00, 
pr epaid. 
133. EARLY DWARF FLAT DUTCH —(71 days.) 
A tine 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 
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MARKET GROWERS ASK FOR SPECIAL PRICE LIST. 
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, V4 lb. 75c, lb. $2.75, 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, V4 lb. 75c, 
lb. $2.75, prepaid. 
142. PENN STATE BALLHEAD 
-(110 days.) Developed by Penn State 
College of Agriculture. This late cab¬ 
bage is the heaviest yielder and the most 
uniform of all. Especially desirable for 
winter storage and for kraut. Plants: 
Medium with short stem. Heads: Large, 
attractive, flattened globe-shape. Ex¬ 
tremely hard. Weighing 15-20 lbs. each. 
Shows marked resistance to blackleg, 
and in big demand by market gardeners, 
Pkt. 10c, V4 oz. 20c, oz. 30c, Vi H 3 - 90c, 
Lb. $3.25, prepaid. 
144. PREMIUM LATE FLAT 
DUTCH -(100 days.) A deservedly 
popular late cabbage. Slow growing, 
sure heading, of immense size and splen¬ 
did quality. A favorite variety for home 
and market growing or for winter stor¬ 
ing. Head: 10 to 12 inches thick, 7 inch¬ 
es deep, weighs 12 to 14 lbs.; extreme¬ 
ly large, flat and solid. Pkt. 5c, oz. 20c, 
V4 lb. 55c, lb. $2.00, prepaid. 
CABBAGE 
PLANTS 
On Page 
25. 
Golden 
Acre. 
