4 i4 WISCONSIN STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
and rutabagas. But they were well cared for ' and they soon 
started. 
The first of November showed as nice a crop of fair sized table 
roots, as I ever saw. A neighbor, who had seen them when they 
were put out, and a few days afterward, came to see the crop 
while we were gathering them. He looked at them; “ well,” 
said he, “ that beats all; and did you expect a crop when you 
had the plants set out?” Of course I did, or I should not have 
had it done. Said he — “ when I saw your boys putting in those 
plants, I told my wife that John M. Smith is good at making 
things grow, but if he gets a crop there, he is a smarter man 
than I take him for.” But there was no secret about it; you can 
do the same thing almost anywhere in the state. Put the ground 
in good condition in the spring, and plant Early Kose potatoes; 
cultivate well and thorougly, and in July you have a good crop 
of potatoes. Take them off, plow under the tops and some 
manure along with them, have good thrifty plants to put in, and 
then care for them, and the first of November, harvest a crop 
of beets, rutabagas or cabbage. Simply a case of good culti¬ 
vation during the season, nothing more and nothing less. As a 
general rule, in the latitude of Green Bay, it is safe to set the 
large drumhead varieties of cabbage the first, but not later than 
the tenth of July. Celery not later than the 15th, and have 
a good crop. It is safe to set the Winningstadt cabbage till 
August first. The blood turnip, beet and rutabaga may also be 
set at this time and realize good crops. Flat turnips may be 
sown safely till the 10th of August, and get a good crop for 
table use. It may be said with regard to beets, turnips, rutabagas 
and cabbage for winter use, the later they are grown, provided 
they get a good fair growth, the better the quality, and the 
better they keep through the winter. A word about setting, 
out cabbage plants. The Jersey Wakefield will do nicely and 
head well, at 18 inches apart each way ; the Winningstadt at 20. 
Most of the drumhead varieties should be 24 inches apart, while 
the Mammoth, Marblehead and Drumhead should be at least 
three feet apart each way. It is utterly useless to attempt to 
raise the last named except upon very rich ground ; but when the 
conditions necessary for a good crop of it are complied with, it 
