CABBAGE 
First early varieties 


Number. of days given is time from transplanting plants 
until ready for use. Plants are ready to set 4 to 5 weeks 
after planting seed. 
1 oz. of Seed to 3,000 Plants—'/4 lb. per acre 
@ Cabbage may be grown in all parts of the United States and 
special directions regarding the time and methods of planting ap- 
plicable to all localities cannot be given. In general, north of the 
40th parallel the early sorts should be sown very early in hot beds, 
hardening off gradually by exposing them to the night air and trans- 
planting as early as hard freezing weather is over, setting 18 to 36 
inches apart, according to the size and variety. South of the 40th 
parallel sow about the middle of September or later, according to 
the latitude, transplanting to cold frames if necessary to keep 
through the winter and setting in open ground as early -as possible 
in the spring. It is important that the plants should not be shaded 
or crowded in the seed bed or they will run. up weak and slender 
and will not stand transplanting well. 
See pages 6 and 7 for information regarding the building and main- 
taining of hotbeds. . 
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 sometimes 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 
eareful, as this solution is deadly poison. Dusting and spraying for 
worm and insect control should be thorough, early in the season, and 
continued as necessary up to the time of cutting heads for use. 
Gather for winter storage before freezing weather sets in. Do not 
remove the leaves or soil. 
Stand the plants upright in a cool cellar with roots in the sand 
or store in pits or trenches, roots up. If pitted, cover with a layer 
of straw; then with soil. Thickness of the cover will] depend on 
weather conditions. The pits should be in a well drained soil and 
some ventilation given through the soil covering to the straw by 
means of a pipe or tile. 

66 days. Is nearly as early as 
Improved Copenhagen Golden Acre but with heads as 
large as Copenhagen Market. A heavy yielding full heading sort 
and we recommend it highly to commercial cabbage growers. 
(Pkt., 10c) (0z., 50c) (4 Ib., $1.50) (1 Ib., $5.00) 
(5 Ibs., $22.00) prepaid 
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