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CHAS. R. AITKEN 
DELHI, NEW YORK 
Cabbage 
Cabbage may be grown in all parts of the 
United States and specific directions regard¬ 
ing the time and methods of planting applic¬ 
able to all localities cannot be given. Early 
varieties should be sown very early in hot 
beds, hardening off gradually by exposing 
them to night air and transplanting as soon 
as hard freezing weather is over, setting the 
plants 18 to 3 6 inches apart, according to 
size and variety. It is important that they 
should not be shaded or crowded in the seed 
bed or they will run up weak and slender 
and will not stand transplanting well. 
Cabbage should be hoed every week and 
the ground stirred as they advance in 
growth, throwing up a little earth to the 
plants until they begin to head, when they 
should be thoroughly cultivated and left to 
mature. Loosening of the roots will some¬ 
times retard the bursting of the full grown 
heads. To destroy root maggots, pour a 
small quantity of a solution made of one 
ounce of corrosive sublimate to 10 gallons 
of water at the base of the plant. Be very 
careful as this solution is a deadly poison. 
For aphis and cabbage worms dust with 
Rotenone Dust or Sulrote—controlling com¬ 
mon cabbage worms and other leaf chewing- 
insects. Dusting should be thorough, early 
in the season and continued as necessary up 
to the time of cutting heads for use. 
One oz. of seed to 3,000 plants, % lb. 
per acre. 
Cucumbers 
Cucumbers thrive best in a rich, loamy 
soil, not containing too much sand. A rather 
heavy soil is preferable to sandy soil. The 
most successful growers fertilize heavily 
with barnyard manure, scattering evenly 
over the surface to a depth of 2 or 3 inches, 
disked thoroughly, then plowed under 6 to 8 
inches deep, then well harrowed and floated; 
this gives an excellent seed bed. 
You can now plant with your garden drill 
rows 4 feet apart, drilling in about 3 pounds 
of seed to the acre, covering the seed about 
one inch in depth. You can follow the dirt 
mark and cultivate before the plants come 
up. Cultivate often. When plants have four 
to six leaves, thin to one plant every 18 
inches. Keep the cultivator going as long 
as you can get through the rows. If under 
irrigation, water once a week lightly and 
always cultivate between irrigations until 
the crop is laid by. Keep the cucumbers 
picked off as fast as they reach the desired 
size for if any are allowed to reach complete 
maturity the plants cease to set on more 
fruit. 
Be careful not to put too much lime or 
ashes on the plants, as this will injure them. 
Keep them growing rapidly and insects have 
less chance to damage them. 
In picking to ship for slicing it is a good 
plan to divide the field into thirds and pick 
one third each day. 
Always cut off the cucumbers and handle 
very carefully. Do not ship any culls. 
Throw them away and ship only first class 
specimens. They look so much better—the 
demand is kept up—the consumer is willing 
to pay a better price. There is less express 
and packing expense and your reputation 
for a first class pick is kept up, to the 
advantage of your bank account. 
When the market is high, many are 
tempted to ship seconds. Don’t do it; keep 
the market up with quality. 
Sweet Com 
Plant V 2 lb. for 100 feet of row, 12 to 14 
pounds per acre. The fresher sweet corn is 
the better the flavor. Plant for a succession, 
using some of the extra early, early and main 
crop varieties. A month to six weeks later 
plantings of early sorts may be made for late 
use. If white and yellow corns are planted 
adjoining, cross pollination will cause the 
ears to produce some off color kernels. Do 
not plant sweet corn near field corn. It is 
better to plant three or four short rows in¬ 
stead of one long one. Transfer of pollen is 
better, resulting in more desirable ears. 
Warm weather, moderate moisture and rich 
soil are desirable but most garden soil will 
do if worked deeply and thoroughly before 
planting. Wait until the ground is warm 
and avoid the seed rotting. Rows may be 
spaced 2 y 2 to 4 feet apart. Use a wider 
planting for the taller varieties. In drills, 
plant 5 or 6 seeds to the foot; in hills, 5 or 6 
seeds per hill. When plants are about 5 
inches high, thin to 10 to 12 inches apart. 
Cultivate well and keep free from weeds. 
Hybrid Corn is the result of crossing two 
or more inbred strains in such a way that 
certain good characteristics of each are re¬ 
tained. Seed should not be saved from crops 
grown from hybrid seed. 
Vigorous, sturdy plants, a good sound ear 
on every stalk, no weak and spindling 
plants, few nubbins or mouldy ears. These 
are some of the outstanding characteristics 
of hybrid corn. It is all these desirable fea¬ 
tures combined that enable this new kind of 
corn to outyield the old standard varieties, 
year after year, and under all sorts of 
conditions. 
Lettuce 
The most favorable conditions for growing 
good lettuce are rich soil, plenty of moisture, 
and steady growth from the time the seeds 
are planted until time for use. Seed germin¬ 
ates quickly and may be planted as soon as 
the cold, wet days of spring are past. Sow 
about 15 to 18 seeds per foot to a depth of 
not more than y 2 inch. 
(A) RECOMMENDED VARIETIES 
