Tips on Gabbage Culture 
to help you harvest a record crop 
We are so frequently asked about our 
methods of cabbage culture that we have de- 
cided to print the following general sugges- 
tions: 
Seed Per Acre From one year to an- 
other about % lb. of 
seed for each acre to be set is recommended. 
In some years you may have a few extra 
plants. If so put up a sign ‘‘Cabbage plants 
from Reed’s Seed for sale,’ and we wager you 
will sell more than enough to pay for your 
seed. 
Kj r f S ‘ Cabbage thrives in almost 
in 0 0 any soil that is reason- 
ably dry. However, those of gravelly nature 
are apt to lack moisture in a dry season. 
Low lands which flood are pretty sure to con- 
tain the slim mold disease ‘‘Club Root’? and 
should not be used for cabbage or cabbage 
plants. A great many growers prefer sod 
ground, but the crop may be grown success- 
fully upon land which has been used for other 
crops. If it is necessary to plant a cabbage 
crop in soil which was used for a cabbage- siya EES pees 
family crop the year previous it is advisable Soy cee saree 
to use a more liberal supply of fertilizer. 

It is poor policy to permit stock to roam freely around the farm, if your 
cabbage growing is to be successful. Animals scatter diseased manure and 
track the resultant diseased dirt to new fields. 
IMPORTANT: SOIL SHOULD NEVER BE USED FOR CABBAGE PLANTS 
OR CABBAGE CROP GROWING MORE THAN ONCE IN FIVE OR SIX YEARS 
—WITHOUT TESTING! 
Seed Be The greatest tonnage is secured by sowing the seed and setting 
the plants EARLY. For Central New York this would make the 
seed sowing the fore part of May and setting about the middle of June. Cab- 
bage for storage can be set June 20th to July 1st in New York State. 
Locating the seed bed where it is exposed to the WEST or NORTH wind is 
advised in controlling the cabbage maggot and flea beetle, as early insects 
hover in warm spots and shun cold locations. Avoid ground containing mus- 
tard, old gardens or rich spots around buildings. 
Many DO NOT put the crop or seed bed upon the same ground oftener 
than once in six years, as club root is liable to develop. Club root isn’t carried 
on the seed. Do not use manure from stock eating cabbage or cabbage leaves. 
Plowing or dragging a seed bed with tools which have just been used on an old 
cabbage field is apt to spread disease. 
For a seed bed shown broadcast, use 3,000 sq. ft. of ground per Ib. of seed. 
Apply to this spot 100 Ibs. of some complete fertilizer, such as 5-10-5. Broad- 
cast the fertilizer and drag it in. Avoid the excessive use of fertilizer, especially 
nitrogen. Sow the seed shallow, doing the work only when the ground is @ry. 
Seed sown in rows can be treated for the cabbage maggots. 25 to 30 see s per 
foot, is about right. 
