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the seed shallow, doing the work only when the ground is dry. Seed sown in 
rows can be treated for the cabbage maggots. 25 to 30 seeds per foot, is about 
right. 
Piants growing too slow about June Ist, may be hastened by scattering on 
a little nitrate of soda. Five lbs. for every 3,000 sq. ft. is about right. Apply 
just as it starts to rain if possible. 
This pest is quite successfully kept in check by 
sowing Calomel with the seed or treating the young 
plants very early in their growth with several applications of corrosive subli- 
mate solution. For detailed instructions ask for the bulletin from the N. Y. 
State College of Agriculture, Department of Entomology, Ithaca, N. Y., ‘‘Con- 
trol of the Cabbage Maggot.’’ 
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. 
For average land use 12 to 15 tons manure per acre, and 
500-700 Ibs. of fertilizer. If no manure is at hand, or land 
is low in fertility, use liberal amount of complete fertilizer. Fertilizer may be 
sowed broadcast or in bands each side of the 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). 
Fall or early spring plowing is always desirable, 
then AS SOON AS THE GROUND IS FIT IN THE 
SPRING, DRAG IT 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 fertilization 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. 
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. Un- 
usually thick setting retards maturity somewhat. 
The market demands a medium sized head, 3 to 6 pounds. Please the 
trade and it will patronize you. 
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 hori- 
zontally 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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