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The soil received a moderate dressing of barn-yard manure, and after 
being plowed and harrowed, was ‘“‘spatted” by hand. ‘The plants 
were cultivated throughout the season with the hoe. 
In order to secure a fair comparative test the so-called late varieties 
were treated as ‘‘early” cabbages. It is possible, however, that the 
late sorts would have made a better showing, had their planting been 
delayed a month. 
The statistics noted are as follows. . 














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Karly Blood Red Erfurt...................6 April 7.| April17 | 10 | Aug. +11 | 126 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 11b, 15 3-4 ozs 
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Red Drumhead .... April 7 | April17 | 10 | Aug. 22 | 137 | 22 | 22 | 14 | 2 lbs. 71-2 ozs 
Drumhead Savoy.. April 7 | April 18 | 11 | Aug. 22 BES) LO Weds yt Foes 16 Ozs. 
Rede Di tch:.2.4 -a>.s- ... | April7 | April17 | 10 | Aug. 22 | 137 | 24 | 24 | 20°] 2lbs. 5 3-4 ozs. 
Danish Drumhead.......... .«. | April 7 | April17 | 10'| Aug. 15 | 130°} 28 | 22 | 18 | 31bs. 101-2 ozs. 
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The seed in several of the packages used was mixed, some not pro- 
ducing more than half of the plants true to name. So far as discov- 
ered, spurious plants were rejected in noting the yield. 
The Green Glazed variety made a luxuriant growth of leaves, but 
formed no heads until very late; the first being noted November 9th. 
The Early York was quite late, having formed but one head by August 
22d. The heads of the red cabbages were extremely solid. 
Karly in summer the cabbage butterfly Pveris rapae, L., was seen 
flying about the plants, and in the latter part of June, the first brood 
of caterpillars appeared. ‘These did less destruction, however, than 
the second, which came about the middle of August. ‘This pest is sup- 
posed to have been introduced into this country from Europe, prob- 
ably in the egg state from cabbage leaves, thrown off from some vessel. 
It appeared in the vicinity of Quebec about the year 1856, whence it 
has gradually spread throughout Canada and the Kastern and Middle 
States, ‘The eggs, which are deposited on the under sidesof the leaves 
in May or June, hatch in about ten days; the caterpillar attains its” 
growth in about three weeks; passes its chrysalis in eight days and 
comes forth a perfect insect in time for the second brood, which passes 
