CABBAGE 
CULTURE. Cabbage plants, when 
properly hardened by gradually be- 
ing brought to a low temperature 
and the quantity of water in them 
diminished, will stand any frost 
and some considerable freezing. Yet 
a cabbage plant raised at a high 
temperature and full of water will 
be killed by even a light frost. 
Cabbage can be grown by plant- 
ing the seed heavily where the crop 
is to grow and thinning the plants 
but a better practice is to raise the 
plants without crowding, in a seed 
bed, which is not richer than the 
fields to which the plants go. 
Transplant, if possible, on a cloudy 
day, watering the plants if the soil 
is dry. For early Cabbage, sow 
seed in hotbeds in February, trans- 
plant to cold frames in March and 
set outside in April or sow seed 
out-of-doors as soon as the soil can 
CHINESE—CHIHILI (75 Days)— 
Earliest and most sure heading of 
the Chinese varieties. Upright 
plant, producing long, solid, white 
cylindrical heads, 3 to 4 inches 
thick, 18 to 20 inches in length. 
Leaves very broad, smooth. Su- 
perior quality. 
EARLY JERSEY WAKEFIELD 
(64 Days) — One of the most pop- 
ular extra early varieties. The 
plants are compact, erect, with 
few outer leaves, and withstand 
cold and unfavorable weather well. 
Heads medium size, cone-shaped 
and solid. 
be worked in spring, covering the 
seed one-third inch deep. All vege- 
table plants are best when grown 
without check, so let as much soil 
adhere to the roots of the plant in 
transplanting as will nold and set 
up to the first leaf. At this time 
the plants should have 4 or 5 pairs 
of leaves and be 4 to 6 inches high. 
Set small varieties to be worked 
by hand as close as 18 inches, while 
large, late varieties, horse cultivat- 
ed, need 30 or more inches. If heads 
are so early as to begin bursting, 
push the head to one side far 
enough to tear off the roots on one 
side. Cabbage grows successfully 
on a wide variety of soils and ex- 
perience points to liming, deep 
plowing and heavy manuring as 
Successful practices. The number 
‘of days shown is the time required 
from setting plants to mature heads. 
GOLDEN ACRE (65 Days) — A 
selection from the earliest strain 
of Copenhagen Market. It is a 
few days earlier, is a somewhat 
smaller plant and has a slightly 
smaller head. Very solid, fine 
grained and exceptionally well 
flavored. 
MARION MARKET OR COPEN- 
HAGEN MARKET YELLOWS 
RESISTANT (75 Days)—Yellows 
resistant strain of Copenhagen 
Market. Larger leaves and more 
spreading. Larger and later ma- 
turing round heads. 
BRUSSELS SPROUTS 
Plant in 3-foot rows, 1% to 2 feet 
apart. One ounce will produce 
about 5,000 plants. Cultivate same 
as cabbage. Autumn grown sprouts, 
drilled in May and transplanted in 
July, generally do the best, as the 
plants are quite hardy and the buds 
mellow under frost. 
DWARF IMPROVED (75 Days)— 
Grows 18 to 30 inches high, pro- 
ducing compact sprouts 1 to 2 
inches in diameter; grayish green 
in color. Hardy, early. 
CANTALOUPE and 
MUSKMELON 
CULTURE. For muskmelon fol- 
low our cultural directions for cu- 
cumber except that where a robust 
growing variety of muskmelon is 
grown, a space of as much as six 
by six feet is sometimes required 
between hills. One ounce of seed 
plants fifty hills and three pounds 
plants an acre. The crop, or the 
last planting for a_ succession, 
should be in June. It is advisable 
to pinch off the branches of musk- 
melon if a quicker matured or a 
larger or a better fruit is required. 
Pick the melon when it parts from 
the stem without difficulty and 
store a few days in a cool room. 
Number of days is from planting to 
ripe fruit. 
BENDER’S SURPRISE (94 Days) 
— Fruits 8 x 7% inches. Largest 
of the pink-fleshed melons of oval 
shape, early for a melon of this 
size. Exceptionally high quality. 
HALE’S BEST, NO. 36 (83 Days) 
— Fruit 5 x 5% inches, nearly 
round, very lightly ribbed, finely 
netted, green shading to light yel- 
low as it ripens. Flesh thick, firm, 
stringless and very well flavored; 
not too sweet. Very small seed 
cavity with tight web of a salmon 
pink color. 
HONEY ROCK OR SUGAR ROCK 
(85 Days) — Fruit 5x5% inches, 
nearly round, no ribs, coarsely net- 
ted, grey-green to light yellow as 
it ripens. Flesh is very thick, ten- 
der, salmon pink in color and very 
well flavored. Very small seed 
cavity. 
HOODOO OR HEARTS OF GOLD 
(90 Days) — Fruits 5 to 5% inch- 
es, nearly round, very slightly rib- 
bed, finely netted, light green to 
light yellow as it ripens. Flesh is 
very thick, firm and _ delicious. 
Very small seed cavity with a 
tight web. Color a bright yellow 
shading to pink. Stands shipping 
very well. 
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