GENERAL OBSERVATIONS 
CABBAGE — 
Many of us wonder if 1951 will be a good year to plant 
cabbage. Naturally this will depend on the acreage planted 
and the weatherman. Without doubt the acreage will be de- 
creased as so many fields were unharvested due to poor 
market demands and prices. As for the weatherman, we talk 
a lot about him but usually end up taking what comes along. 
The man with vision will realize that one poor year does not 
black ball the entire cabbage crop; in the final pay-off the 
average of four or five years must be considered. 
One thing is certain. We must give the market what it 
wants. For fresh market the 3 to 5 lb. heads now bring the 
best price. Rather than use a small growing strain which 
produces low tonnage, we must use a vigorous growing 
variety like the Superior Danish, but set the plants closer 
together in the row to produce the size of head which the 
market now demands. 
CORN — 
1950 will be long remembered as a year when a great 
deal of corn went down. This was chiefly due to a poor root 
system and root rot. A dry season would get us by, using the 
old susceptible varieties. However we can not afford to 
gamble. Three excellent varieties are resistant to root rot to 
a marked degree—The new Cornell M-1, Wisconsin 335 and 
Ohio K-24. You will reap big dividends by using one of these 
varieties. 
PASTURE — 
Pasture management is now being recognized as one of 
the easiest ways to increase our net income. The dairy cow 
is one of the cheapest field harvesters that a man can own— 
one that responds well to improved pastures. Fertilization 
and clipping twice or three times a year greatly increases the 
amount of palatable forage on an acre. Where recommended, 
plowing and reseeding proves worthwhile. Ladino Clover is 
now one of the more popular legumes, sowed with timothy, 
orchard or brome grass. Birdsfoot trefoil with timothy has 
a place on many farms. The new Ranger Alfalfa shows 
promise where conditions are favorable. 
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