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The RURAL NEW-YORKER 
February 2, 1924 
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Horticultural Notes 
Success With Cabbage on Muck 
Lettuce diseases in the muck sections 
of New York have caused such great 
losses that growers are seeking other 
vegetables to grow. Some plan to raise 
more carrots, and others are trying a 
variety of types with varying results. In 
order to test the possibilities of growing 
cabbage on muck, a trial was made last 
season at Williamson, N. Y. The weather 
solid on the muck last Fall as the picture 
will indicate. Some heads were put in 
cold storage in August and kept well for 
three months. 
The Succession variety, which is some¬ 
what later than the Copenhagen or the 
Golden Acre, also gave high yields and 
high returns per acre. 
H. STRYCKER MILLS. 
conditions were rather dry, so that 
growth was somewhat retarded. This 
may partly account for the exceptionally 
good results obtained, as plenty of mois¬ 
ture is likely to produce large but soft 
heads of cabbage on muck. The seed 
was planted in a seedbed in the open 
field on May G. The plants were set 
on June 7 in rows 3 ft. apart and 18 in. 
between plants in the row. Two rows of 
50 plants each were set out for each 
strain and variety. Usual cultivation 
was given the crop, and about 2,000 
pounds per acre of a 4-8-10 fertilizer. The 
first cutting was made on August 7 and 
the last on September 19. The follow¬ 
ing table, which is a total of both rows 
Golden Acre cabbage on muck—note soli¬ 
dity of t.he cut heads at the bottom of 
picture. 
of each strain and variety, shows the re- 
suits of the first two 
total cabbage harvested 
cuttings 
and 
the 
l* 
Heads, first 
-2* 3* 
4* 
5* 
6* 
7* 
cutting. 1 
Heads, sec- 
20 16 
6 
61 
. . . 
ond cutting .. 53 
Total two 
56 63 
CO 
33 
. . . 
cuttings . 54 
Weight first 
76 7y 
66 
94 
* * * 
cutting, lbs. 1 
Weight 2d 
45 36 
11 
185 
i . . 
cutting, lbs. .146 
Weight two 
207 218 
190 
108 
* * * 
cuttings, lbs. 147 
Total heads 
252 254 
201 
293 
* * * 
for season .. 91 
Total weight 
for season, 
97 97 
89 
100 
100 
100 
lbs.330 
313 304 
273 
302 
657 
679 
1* Copenhagen Market, Strain No. 1; 
2* Copen- 
bagen Market, Strain No. 2; 3* Copenhagen 
Market, Strain No. 3; 4* Copenhagen Market, 
Strain No. 4; 5» Golden Acre; 6* Succession, 
Strain No. 1; 7* Succession, Strain No. 2. 
When the planting distance in the row 
is IS in. between plants, and the rows 
are 3 ft. apart, there will be about 10,000 
plants per acre. As there were 100 plants 
used in this test, the area harvested was 
1-100 of an acre. The following table 
indicates returns figured on an acre basis. 
The cabbage harvested the first cutting 
was figured at 3 cents per lb., for the 
second cutting at 2c per lb., and the last 
cutting at lc per lb.: 
1* 2* 3* 4* 5* 6* 7* 
Returns per 
acre 1st 
cutting .5 3 $135 $108 $ 33 $555 . 
Peturns per 
acre second 
cutting . 292 414 436 380 216 .. 
Returns per 
acre last 
cutting . 183 61 50 72 9 . 
Total returns 
per acre ... 478 610 ,594 485 780 6o7 6i9 
1* Copenhagen Market, Strain No. 1; 2* Copen¬ 
hagen Market, Strain No. 2; 3* Copenhagen 
Market. Strain No. 3: 4* Copenhagen Market, 
Strain No. 4; 5* Golden Acre; 6* Succession, 
Strain No. 1; 7* Succession, Strain No. 2. 
It will he noted from the two tables 
that the best results were obtained with 
the Golden Acre variety. This cabbage 
cut the greatest number of mature heads 
for the first two cuttings, the greatest 
Dumber of total heads harvested of the 
early varieties, and the highest returns 
per acre. This variety is very uniform 
in size, shape and maturity, and was very 
How to Line Out Large Orchards 
I have had much experience, and this 
is my method: I select one side of the 
field as a base line, then set a plain stake 
the distance I want the trees. These 
stakes must all be in line. Then I 
measure off the opposite side with stakes 
the same distance apart, but they need 
not be in line. If I cannot see across 
the field I set another line, so I can see 
across. I prepare a No. 10 wire to reach 
across the field. It must have markers 
the distance trees are to set. I usually 
twist a wire tight around this for a 
marker; a cloth might be used. Have a 
spiked rod at each row of sticks with a 
spring attached. I use the corn planter 
stretchers. Now set the stake firmly by 
the first tree in base line, and attaching 
the wire stretch in line to the opposite 
stake. Draw fairly tight and attach to 
the other stake. It is little trouble to 
stretch the wire in a straight line across 
the field. Then with a bundle of switches, 
stick one at each mark on the wire. Be 
sure to stick this switch on the side 
from which you are setting the orchard. 
Then move your wire over to the next 
row. In doing this you will knock down 
your switches if you stick them on the 
wrong side of the wire. Dig your hole 
with the switch in the center, set the tree 
in the center, paying no attention whether 
the trees are in line. In moving the 
wire from field to field roll it around a 
barrel. joe a. burton. 
Indiana. 
The lining out of orchard rows depends 
somewhat on how much one is willing to 
pay for good looks, for an orchard with 
perfectly straight rows might not bear 
more apples than one where the rows 
were crooked, and uneven. It would be 
easier to care for, and look much better 
to one who enjoyed good looks. I set 
my trees largely by sighting after the 
piece, had been properly staked out. To 
do this I used 4 ft. plastering laths. This 
required two men, one to sight, the other 
to drive the laths. I first lined out a row 
on the upper side if land was rolling or 
had much slope to it. then from this line 
squared a line at right angle for the out¬ 
side row on that side of orchard, and 
from these lines staked out the rows in 
both directions; four to six laths are suffi¬ 
cient for quite a long row if the view is 
unobstructed the entire length of row. 
In staking out rows one should hold the 
measuring: rod or tape line as near level 
as possible on sloping ground. Or one 
can line out the four outside rows, set¬ 
ting laths where trees are to be set, and 
fill all other inside laths by sighting, not 
permitting the laths where trees are to 
be set. When properly lined out the 
holes were dug, trees set, without any fur¬ 
ther measuring or using any planting 
board and the number of laths was small 
compared to the number of trees set. I 
have had help that would dig the holes, 
where trees were to be set, so true that 
I would let them do so without any 
marking, but as a rule I generally found 
it best to mark with a short stick, or 
more often, use a light bar to make a 
hole where the tree should stand. Then 
I took charge of the sighting and placing 
of the trees, generally ; filling and firming 
some good loose dirt that was first put 
in among the roots after sighting to find 
its true position. I liked to know that 
part of the job was properly done, and 
could safely leave the rest of the filling to 
others. I always set a first-class two- 
year-old tree, which was easier to set that 
way than some of the trees I have seen 
sold in the last few years. Anyway, I 
was able to set my orchards with very 
straight rows, in fact have never seen any 
better. Whatever method one may use it 
pays to set an orchard so one can always 
feel proud of it, and I think raise better 
apples for doing so. H. o. mead. 
Massachusetts. 
I will tell you how we lined out my 
orchard of 20 acres for trees 15 ft. apart 
each way. I hired a surveyor with com¬ 
pass. level and chain for one half day, 
and with three men we found the section 
line and quarter posts first. Then we ran 
a line completely around the 20 with 
stakes 15 ft. apart. Small stakes were 
used on the outside line. The inside lines 
were easily put in one at a time by my 
men, without aid of surveyor, and one 
line at a time as trees were planted. No 
planting board was used. We used tall 
stakes, perhaps 12 ft. high, at the ends 
and middle of the row, using a red ban¬ 
danna handkerchief at the top of each 
pole. It is not difficult, nor does it take 
much time, when the outside lines are 
run out as I have stated, and one is 
always proud of the job. For an orchard 
of 10 acres or more I would not think 
of any other method. F. N. CLARK. 
