Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-08-02
From the lirginia Ere, Press.
COW GARBAGE.

MIR. EDrroR.-i have noticed in tho last
Free Press aud Repository u communication
copied from the N. Y. Farmer signed by
James lracher Of Plymouth. fMass0 on the
importance of cutisaIing what he calls the
70" Cabhaee or cesTrian kali F." the seed q
winch was imported by Doctor james Mease
from Brittany M France. Through the poitpt.
ness vi the post master ia Charleston, too re.
ceiVed. in May. 1929. some of thu same kind
oi caohage seed (spnken Of by Mr.. 'irather)
from Doctor Mease of Philadelphia. The Doe.
tor IN In. communication TO the post master nj
estown,gaye the plant the name of" Tree.
Cahhage." Living as | do in n more southern
c'maie, ard having been more successful in
raising the Tree or Cow Cabbage, than enher
MT lracher or has neighbar, who "inok up
ms plants IA the autumn and put them into his
cellar will. w,th your permission, make
known, through the columns OF your useful pa
per- the progress have made IN cul,ya,ine
ms new Kind Of cabbage called by my old gar.
dener Wild cabbage
sa"ed lew OF the seeds in my garden ear.
~ ~ May. le29. the seed germinaied quickly
AM pro inced thirty plants ; twenty Of the
plants ifanspanted 10 the first week OF Octn.
per following. placing ihem Two aud hall
feet apart Eight of The plants did not re.
o'hN'ibs NHfHi ~ fiDdIt lnt same Ol9F
lance apart OF those nnsplanted-all remain
ed through the winter without shelter ol any
Kind, and only two stalks killed by The ios,
l hose not transplsnied are most luxurianl
some of them are at this time nine or ten fest
heh-ihose transplanted arr ION four 10 FIVE
feet high, MIR. lraehrr speaks of ihB cahbage
being very valuable as prov,nder for cows
That may he sd, have uot il,td II IN thai why
but think II may answer good purpose +. |
can speak Win certainty from experience, aud
say, that II IS very valuable for table greens,
called in Virginia +" sprouts ii was read ;,
for use last spsing before any other grrcus
One stalk will produce more lhan bugheI Of
sprouts.
Mr. Trhcher speaks OF ms cabbage living
four years. Doctor Meas, ~hpn he transmit
ed the seed said thy wonh live three wears.
cannot say how long they may live. This u
only The second yenr since those in INV garden
were planted they are now loaded with seed
and the stalks appear on the decllbe.--l IA her
incline 10 the opinion II will nuiy last two yenrs,
but nm by no mean9 POSITIVE, rs there are AT
this time among those IN my garden, many
young shoots springlng from the roots of the
old stalks, The only apology | have To otter
tor troubling you with lhs communication, Is,
that on reading yoar parer Of last week IL
caught my eye thar this cabbage had been uoii.
oed both IN the New England Farmer and
+" New York Farmer" The New Eagland
Farmers are encouraged TO cultivate this new
article after the discovery that tho plants must
b. kept in n cellar in the winter. | think keep
ing The plans IA cellar poor business, and
pretty much like The Indians gun ; but acre
where they will stand The winter. do think II
will be found most vaIuaos plant, and lar
mer. may profit by it--they cannot lose.
SUBSCRIBER.
jefferson Co. Ia. July 1890.