The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1868-06-20
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a zsss.l; Winter Cabs,ages.

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Iessrs. lisors Nine persons out of ton arolI
fond Of cabbagcs, and not ono IN i lin hundred
! raises thom Tho fault is not so much with a.
lack of efergy.and will as d lack Of knowledge
inathos premises. Spring sown seeds will not
make winter cabbsises and there is Che rock
upon which so many are wrecked. We may
put out drumhcads in May, for the benefit
of the worm. Suppose VIC quit that and go
sabcnt the thing right. Tho RrstIthing to bo
done, If you have a mind to have cabbagcs
next winter, for yourself and your cattle, is to
procure seeds. For your table supply get two
Z (2) papers of Dsun,head tSaroys; for your
stool, got ten (1O) papers Of the late drum
Aeads The seeds will be sent by mail by any
nfsthe 9th sseaiamen for asdollar a About tho first
of July, (note whore dato is given, it refers
to1the, ,latitqdeFof 35 deg, make a difference of
i've days later for each degree South, and FIVE
q earlier rseach degree North, prepare q very
rich. .bcdin q partially shaded position under
orchardtslssss very good locality, as young
cabbage tplsuts will not live under the direct
influence of Q July sun J. If tho weather is
drys saturate the bed with water before sowing,
and as soon as it will work well--loosc and
moist strike drills q foot apart. and SOW the
seed, half an inch deep; cover and firm the
!. earth. on them by a gentle patting Of a spade
lorsshoyel As soon as the young plants begin
olbreakt through, dust them, at once, with SCOT
{ Z aud air slaked lime, and continue this atten-
ation until the plants are two weeks old. Thin
them TO half an inch in the drill, when all
danger, from insects, is past Do not SOW your
seeds too thick in the drills, in the first in
isstanco. Before the middle of August, have an
{ acre of good, rich land (creck or river bottom
lis excellent well brokon, and manurcd with
twenty tons of stable manure, broadcast, or
four hundred pounds of Peruvian Guano and
two kundred pounds 'of salt, or six hundred
land i fifty pounds of good Superphosphato aud
two hundred pounds of salt, (the salt help to
settle worms besides performing tho Office of d
:, manure narrowed in broadcast For tho late
! sdrujnheadsS strike the drills, with a, line and
marker, three (3) feet apart each way for the
Drunhead Sayoys thirty (3O) inches each way,
aIt,wili ibeiwell to delay the transplanting. few
Il there are Indications of rain. Ifsno
min occurs. however, we may get along quite
well without gits tby observing the following
directions: Late in tho afternoon, saturate the
!. bod with water, remove the plant, and keep
them thoroughly wot. At the intersections of
lines make q hole with the sdibbler"a Ca pointed
stick and pour in half pint of water; before
1t has settled away, put in the plant and press
tho dirt around the roots firmly leave the
surface covered with dry earth let no mud be
lin sight, to bake sand get hard. If the plants
wilt very much, which; is unlikely, give
watering the next afternoon. In aefew days
sitter transplanting, hoe them lightly-as we
gardeners have more faith in the hoe than the
: watering pot. The after culture will be very
easy and simple. Run "a light harrow both
ways, once a week uutil tho leaves expand, SO
as to make it impracticable. If the worms
grow troublesome, turn all hands out and kill
the pests. Hundreds of acres Of tobacco arc
"wormed" regularly why not few cabbagesY
Worms will notsbe troublesome il the cool fall
months, after the dews arc copious.
OnSone acre you will make 1900 large heads
for stook-(the Savoys you can put in your
garden-,there will be but little else in it in
August which slic will give! you fifty or sixty
thousand pounds of green food for wintcring
stock. The cost of this mere will not exceed
one centaper head of cabbage, counting cost Of
n manure, pa, seed and labor. Near, small towns
and villages, there will be no difficulty in
Ffoiling enoushito rotuynthis outlay. N \
BY adopting the directions here given, you
will find il as easy, ia have 's,chic headed"
Abbages here, as in the north. The cabbagcs
shipped t TO us are all TIL grown, The seeds
are, are soWn in the latitude of Boston, about the
first of June, and the plants 'put out about
the middle Of July. Our season is about one
raonth il advance Of theirs in spring, and as
much later in the fall; hence, to get the same
climate, wc must begin in July and transplant
in August.
,ssss have known one instance, i'll the neiglbor-
hood Of this city, in which several seed were
dropped IN the chcci;s, on the tenth of August.
Fery fine cabbagcs resulted from tho expert
ment. would rather, however, transplant
Cabbages must have their roots broken and be
set deep in the ground to head we'll and uni
formly. Hfs