Tips on Cabbage Culture 
to help you harvest a record crop 
We are so frequently asked about our methods of cabbage culture that 
we have decided to print the following suggestions: 
S d p A From one year to another about % lb. of seed for each 
ee er cre 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 vour 
seed. 
" 2 Cabbage thrives in almost any soil that is reasonably dry. 
Kind of Soi However, those of gravelly nature are apt to lack moisture 
in a dry season. Low lands which flood are pretty sure to contain the slim 
mold disease ‘“‘Club Root’’ and should not be used for cabbage or cabbage 
plants. A great many grow- 
ers prefer sod ground, but 
the crop may be grown suc- 
cessfully upon land which 
has been used for other 
crops. If it is necessary to 
plant a cabbage crop in soil 
which was used for corn, 
beans, etc., the year pre- 
vious it is advisable to use 
a more liberal supply of 
fertilizer. 
aa eels Shoes. Sy Cedi a Ae at a Z 
“Treated Seed insures a uniform st 
sae 
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! 
S The greatest tonnage is secured by sowing the seed and setting 
eed Be 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 lb. of seed. 
Apply to this spot 100 lbs. 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 dry. 
Seed sown in rows can be treated for the cabbage maggots. 25 to 30 seeds per 
foot, is about right. 
