Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1855-07-28
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Culture OF LArE CABBAGE-The present
facilities for transportation Of produce has
wrought wonders for the gardener as well as far
mer in obtaining ready and profitable market
for any 0verplUSh OF vegetables he may have,
over aud above the demand for home con-
sumption. With what is called good hit, >"
no crop pays better per centage for the out
lay than late cabbage. The planting does not
come on till after the spring planting is over,
and when once in, and fairly started, they are
but little trouble in comparison with many of
the other crops. A cultyator will do most OF
the work
The principal trouble lies in the seed bed,
and soon after planting out, for without constant
vigilance, if their enemy, the fly, once appears,
and is not checked, they soon make short work
of them. Tobacco dust, shook over them, is
undoubtedly the best preventative lime, SCOT
or wood ashes is sometimes used but either of
them must be done thoroughly to be effective
not so much the quantity, as, if too often done
with large quantities of tocbaco, they would
be lied that way The tobacco generally used
is too coarse to be used judiciously ; if ground
to powder and used perfectly dry it would
stick on the leaves much better and be far
more effcacious.
We heard that if the seed is stepped in oil
(probaby fish Oily no bugs will infest them, but
on what principle this acts as preventive we
are unable to perceive.
There is no fear of having too many plants !;
ready sale can always be found for the surplus.
There is probably over hundred acres of
cabbage alone grown in this vicinity, a consider
able portion of which is shipped for the New
York market.
No ,Nl1 ccb,N, l,o, o,D1 &c
by this time, though in case of the first sow
ing missing they will often be later. The soil
requires we'll manuring, and to be ploughed deep
for this crop.
If plougled early in the spring and again
at planting time, so much the better, but one
should always be at the time of planting If
possible, too rainy spell should be selected
for the planting, as much fewer misses will
occur than in dry weather. If a puddle Of
muck is made of COW dung, SCOT and weak
planting, it will assist them They ought not
to be less than two feet apart each way and
put in by the hand rather than dibble 1t
more expeditions with practiced hand, besides
giving the roots a better chance to strike out
than in the hole made by dibbling stick /;
but care must be taken to leave them firm in
the soil, which may be known by taking hold
of the point of leave and giving it jerk,
when if it breaks rather than come up, it is well
planted and rice versa.
If the weather be dry at the time of plant
ing, they must be watered if possible, or there
will be many vacancies from this cause A
dusting of tobacco should also be given after
the watering with dredging box it would
be theme conveniently done When establish
oil tho cultivation Should ha Ica1 several tinoaS
and when large enough the plough run up
each side of the rows to give an earthing but
little more can be done till pulling commences.
All vacancies should be filed up as they occur,
till the whole has taken.-Country Gentleman.