CABBAGE CULTURE —Continued 
CABBAGE WORMS 
D.D.T., Rotenone Dust (or a 25%-75% mixture of lead arsenate and lime) will 
give good control. Use a hand duster, or a power outfit for large acreages. 
PLANT LICE 
Where only scattered plants are affected use a dust gun loaded with nicotine dust. 
Invert a bushel basket over the plant and through a small hole in the bottom give a coup- 
ple of puffs of dust. Leave the basket on a few seconds and all lice will be killed. For 
large areas use a power outfit with anapron. New dusts have lately been developed con- 
taining elements to kill plant lice and also stomach poisons for worms. Get in touch 
with your State College or Farm Bureau. 
FERTILIZATION OF THE CROP 
For average land use 12 to 15 tons manure per acre, and 700 lbs. of 0-10-8 fertilizer. 
If no manure is at hand, or land is low in fertility, use liberal amount of complete fer- 
tilizer. Fertilizer may be sowed broadcast or in bands each side of row. 
Fertilization is one of the important things in cabbage culture, as the texture, 
shape and size of heads in a strain can be greatly changed by the lack or over-supply 
of fertilizer. Usually the hill lands or knolls in a field will need more fertilizer and one 
higher in nitrogen than the flat or valley lands. We doubt the advisability of using much 
nitrogen on the richer lowlands or where clover or alfalfa sod is used for cabbage. For 
farms where potash has not been used generally, a little should be added to the cabbage 
fertilizer to round out the crop and help prevent tip burn (leaf blight ). 
FIELD PREPARATION VERY IMPORTANT 
Fall or early spring plowing is always desirable, then AS SOON AS THE GROUND 
IS FIT IN THE SPRING, DRAGIT OVER. Keep dragging once a week until setting 
time and you will conserve all the early spring moisture, also germinate and kill most of 
the weeds in your soil. DON’T plow, drag, or set cabbage when the ground is too wet. 
Late setting, late fitting and improper fertilizaton always spell poor crops. 
Growing 20 to 30 tons of cabbage per acre means a plant growth of 30 to 40 tons. 
Remember no plant can take from the soil for its growth what is not there to take. 
SETTING 
Size of Heads. This is becoming VERY IMPORTANT. In many sections dealers 
are paying $2.00 per ton more for heads of proper size. The grower can govern the size 
of heads almost entirely by TIME OF SETTING, PROPER SPACING, PROPER 
FERTILIZATION AND MOISTURE CONTROL. 
Our strains of Danish are free growers and will stand a little thicker setting. This 
gives ENORMOUS YIELDS. We prefer setting in rows both ways. If our ground is 
well fertilized and the plants are ready early, we space the rows 30 inches apart one way 
by 20 inches the other. This uses about 10,600 plants per acre. One setting early on 
rich, well fertilized bottom land might space 30 inches by 18, using about 11,500 plants 
per acre. For conditions not as favorable, rows may be 3 ft. by 20 inches, using about 
8,700 plants per acre or 3 ft. by 24 inches, using about 7,200. Gravel soil requires wider 
spacing of plants, more fertilizer and better moisture control. 
Our setting dates in Central New York are from June 10th to 20th. July set Danish 
seldom makes very heavy yields. However, if one has taken pains to fit his ground and 
weather conditions furnish sufficient moisture, good crops may result Early setting 
brings a crop to its fullest maturity, but where cabbage is intended for storage those not 
too ripe are just as desirable. Unusually thick setting retards maturity somewhat. 
The market demands a medium sized head, 3 to 6 pounds. Please the 
trade and it will patronize you. 
CULTIVATION 
Shallow cultivation is most desirable. When the leaves are large, choose the heat 
of the day to prevent breaking them. Use a walking cultivator with hoe steels for rear 
teeth, which extends horizontally under the leaves. Continue cultivation until weeds 
are controlled. Do not cultivate deep as it will injure the roots and dry out the soil. 
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