The Hickman courier., 1868-06-06

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plants at sunset. The odor will drive
the insect and push the plants rapidly
forward. .
The soil and preparations for late cab
bsges need not be so high as for the
carly ones Twenty tons OF manure to
;he acre, on soil already good, will be
found sufficient The plowing should
he deep and the narrowing smooth, TO
faciIitste after culture The large kinds
should be set in checks, three feet apart
each way. The Savoys may be put
thirty inches apart.
Transplanting should be delayed un-
Ill about the 10th of August, for this
latitude, five days later for each degree
South. and FIVE earlier for each degree
Ncrth.) It is best to delay a few days
for season" But If none occurs go
ahead without fear, following the direc-
.ions now to be given: Draw the plants
late in the afternoon and keep them sat
urated with water (wetting the bed
thoroughly before beginning to draw;)
at the intersections of the checks (made
with line and MARKER stick hole with
.he bibbler, and into it pour pint OF
water; whilst some of the water still re-
snsins insert the plant and put the dirt
firmly aiout the roots, leaving dry dirt
on the surface. It will hardly be neces-
sary to have recourse to further water
ing, but if the plants wilt very much
(which it is not likely they WILL one
more watering, late in the afternoon, will
insure their safety.
The after cultivation is very simple
stir the ground frequently between the
rows, by running the spike tooth culti-
vator both ways, and hoe lightly about
the plants until they begin to expand.
To preserve the crop is easily done.
On the approach of hard freezing
weather, in December, prepare trench
four feet wide and eiphteeB inches deep,
which should be drained by 4 covered
drain leading to ditch giving thorough
eutlet for the water. Pull up the cab
hsges and stow them in this trench
roots down and heads up, as they grow,
:s:ft little dirt over the roots as you
nut them in. Or they may be set up on
the surfaee and an embankment made
around TO protect from freezing. Cover
over, in either case. with grass and corn
stalks to keep out frost.
About four thousand eight hundred
drumhead cabbages may be grown &c
the acre, which, at ten cents each, viii
pay the farmer better than any farm
crop he can put in. Northern growers
cannot send them here at the price We
have named hence We earnestly recon
mend our farmers TO carefully conside
the matter of growing winter cabbagei
for market As cattle food they hav'
no superior A good acre of gronn'
ought to produce City tons of eabbages
which will keep mileh cows in I'm
flesh and bountiful flow Of milk. Tr,
it; nothing will pay better.
The rationale of growing eabbages II
the fall is soon told They belong ma
.urally to a cool moist climate, hence W
must cultivate in that season of the yea
which most nearly meets the require
nneuts of their nature. We have befor
remarked that the turnip and the cab
bage belong to the same family. Nol
who would think of growing turnip
in this latitude in June? There is n
sncre reason in sowing cabbages in th
sun at the same time. Neither will gro'
until the nights begin to grow cool i
September and the fall of dew is copiou: