GRAND RAPIDS GROWERS, Inc., Grand Rapids, Michigan 
Cabbage 
CULTURAL DIRECTIONS. One ounce will produce about 
2000 plants; 10,890 plants will plant an acre of early Cab- 
bage; and 7,260 plants for an acre of late. Three ounces of 
seed will plant an acre of early and five ounces an acre of 
late Cabbage. For early Cabbage, sow seed in hotbeds in Jan- 
uary or Febrnary. Transplant as early as possible to the open 
ground abcut two feet apart each way. For late Cabbage, 
sow in open ground in May and transplant about July first in 
rows 2% feet each way. 
In fertilizing, we recommend hen manure at the rate of 
one handful to three feet in the furrow. Care must be used so 
that the :aots do not come in direct contact with the manure. 
Early Varieties 
* Golden Acre 64 days. Heads round, very hard. Ma- 
tures two to three weeks earlier than 
Copenhagen Market, but is otherwise quite similar. 
Owing to earliness and remarkable uniformity, will 
prove the most profitable early Cabbage for market 
gardeners. Oz., 30c; 4% Ilb., 90c; 1 lb., $3.00, postpaid. 
Early Jersey Wakefield 62 days. Market gardeners in 
general consider this the 
best early variety. Conical heads are uniform in shape, 
very solid. Our stock is dwarf, compact and extremely 
early. Oz., 30c; 14 Ib., 95c; 1 Ib., $3.00, postpaid. 
65 5 ANh l ; 
Improved Copenhagen Market °2..)°2° cee anaes 
field. Stems short, heads large, round and solid, few 
outer leaves. Oz., 30c; % lb., 95c; 1 lb., $3.00, postpaid. 
66 days. A comparatively new strain with 
Green Acre the general characteristics of Golden 
Acre, but holds its green color longer, an added value 
to market gardeners and shippers. Oz., 30c; 4% Ib., 
$1.00; 1 1b., 33.50, postpaid. 

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Golden Acre Cabbage 
’ 71 days. Splendid for home and 
Ferry S Round Dute Reet One Se Plants small 
and compact; stem short. Heads almost ball-shaped; 
commonly 7 to 8 inches in diameter, 6 inches deep, 
and weigh 4% to 5 lbs.; firm and of fair quality. Oz., 
20c; % Ib., $1.00; 1 Ib., $3.50, postpaid. 
Late Varieties 
’ 100 days. Decidedly the best va- 
Ferry’s Hollander riety of late Cabbage. Heads be- 
come firm while still rather small. They reach good 
marketable size in 90 to 100 days, but continue to 
enlarge, maturing in about 120 days. Plants medium 
small, allowing closer planting, short stem, erect and 
compact. Extremely hardy, splendid quality and keeps 
perfect!y in storage until late spring. Oz., 35ce; 1% Ib., 
$1.25; 1% lb., $4.60, postpaid. 
100 days. A heavy yielding 
* Penn State Ballhead strain of the short stem Dan- 
ish Ballhead type. Originated by Pennsylvania State 
College. Yields as high as 26 tons per acre have been 
recorded. Oz., 30c¢; ™%4 Ib., $1.60; 1 Ib., $3.50, postpaid. 

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Danish Ballhead 


%& This variety recommended by the Michigan State College 
. 95 days. Short-stemmed, heads 
* Danish Ballhea round, very solid and _ heavy. 
Splendid keepers, hardy, and the best winter sort. Oz., 
30c; % Ib., $1.00; 1 Ib., $3.50, postpaid. 
105 days. Highly valued for its 
Premium Flat Dutch fine quality. Heads very solid, 
broad, round, flattened on top, fine grained and tender. 
Oz., 30c; %4 Ib., 95c; 1 Ib., $3.00, postpaid. 
A : S (Chieftain). 85 days. Large, flattish 
merican JaVOY heads, very curly and hard. One of 
the best Savoys. Oz., 30c; 4% lb., $1.00; 1 Ib., $3.50, 
postpaid. 
90 days. 
Mammoth Rock Red <5, ana 
Ib., $1.25; 1 1b., $4.50, postpaid. 
80 days. An exceptionally good variety, 
Red Stonehead forming uniform round heads; smooth, 
hard, of a glowing red color. A good keeper. Qz., 40c; 
\% |b., $1.25; 1 Ib.; $4.59, postpaid. 
Heads solid, of good 
quality. Oz., 40c; % 
Yellows- Disease 
Resistant Varieties 
: 62 days. This strain 
* Yellows Resistant Golden Acre co be erown suc. 
cessfully on soil infested with yellows. Can be cut just 
as early as the standard variety, and has a similar 
yield. But under abnormal conditions and backward 
weather, it has a tendency to bolt readily and the 
regular strain is recommended. Oz., 40c; 4% Ib., $1.25; 
1 lb., $4.50, postpaid. 
: : (Yellows-resistant). 90- 
% Wisconsin Hollander No. 8 i009 days.A heavy a: 
ing late storage type, highly resistant to yellows. 
’ Round head, and yields greater tonnage than ordinary 
strains. Oz., 40c; % lb., $1.25; 1 Ib., $4.50, postpaid. 
° 75 days. A yellows-resistant strain 
* Marion Market of Copenhagen Market. Round head 
and crisp tenderness of the parent cabbage. Princ- 
ipally adapted on yellows infested soils where non- 
resistant strains fail completely. Oz., 30c; % Ib., 95c; 
1 lb., $3.00, postpaid. 
