The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-05-15

Now Tor my method OF growing CAD
ba2e. for early spring sales. | SOW the
seed as near the 22nd, of September as
| can. If they are sown earlier than
this the plant will be apt to u to seed
in the spring and not head. | have
been advised not 10 name the variety
that | find succeeds best in this climate.
As there IS but one scotsman that |
know Of who has it for sale.
Unreliable parties might send cut
other varieties under this maine, and 20
many OF our farmers be deceived. |
shall he able to fill all orders for seed, CT
plants in the season. The cabbage
family require very rich land. | usually
f%crtilize with stable manure, putting it
III the drill, and bedding up on it with
high ridges, always running the rows
cast and west. and usually smooth the
ridge off on the south side by running
the large double pillow along the side,
after it is made up III the usual form.
The plant is to be set on the south side.
and just below the middle Of the ridge,
and must be set in the ground very
deep SO that the bed or centre leaf IS on
a level with the soil. The stalk must
all be in the ground, or the cold Will
hurt it and the plant will die.
This is the great secret Of growing
cabbage through the winter. | usually
plant from six tn eight inches i'm the
row, as many oi the plants will bolt"
or run to seed. As soon as they show
signs OF this, | cut them, and sell them
in market AZ green's. After these a-c
out, there VIII be a good stand for head
my. The plants may be put out IN
November OF any time in December.
You do not have 10 wait for Il season at
this season OF the year, IS the weather
is cool, the plant may be set any dag.
/ hey require 10 cultivation till April.
Some years | only hoe between the
plants leaving the ridge. This year [
have plowed the ridge down, SO the
ground is level, and then run the cult
Nator between the rows.
This is the surest and best paving
crop | make. | find that If the soil is ii
sandy loan that they do better, but |
have good cabbage OF clay, and on
land.
I'm regard TO the cultivation of the
:yergl Gems. | must refer you to some
good works on these trees, as it will
make too long an article. One of the
rest is Books ofEvergreens'' Of Josiah
hopes, price $500; another is
Hedges and Evergreens' by Warder,
,rice Sl.50. | can send either of these
looks if you wish. The FRS, Spruces,
nd Arboryitacs do splendidly in this
climate.
As to the strawberry; | find it is
to cultivate in rows. And put the
ows a good distance apart, three or
our feet, and one foot in the row, .
he work can be nearly all done BY the
.orsc. IN garden culture they may he
ianted close together. say one foot
ach way IN narrow beds. They must
e kept clean to insure a good crop,
it Will not pay to pick more than
vice iIom the same vines. \ new
Ell should put Oh every year, 50 as to
ave a succession when the plants fail.
hey should always he planted on a
,ye!, never on IL ridge, as-they always
.oIk up and viii get too high, and dry
It it cultivated on a ridge. Set them
: low as possible. | find the best time
, put out a bel is in March; they want
rong land. And a top dressing of
the second year Is valuable.
plants that are formed from these
e.s this season viii do to set. vi
varieties | find that there are
liy w that yield in paying quantities
e.e. These are the Wilson" and
Col. Cheney These do well on any
III, and are fine and large. The Mon
oh and Seth Boyden do no 10 well
II he. -As to early and late varieties
is a hunnblg, III our climate at least.
he Nica'ilor Tor early i, perfectly use
). Not one day earlier than the
iiSon. And the kentucky for late
be ali gone before the Wilson. and
ii %one-fou.th the yield.
| have Tor sale many OF the varieties
the strawberry, but | can recon-
end Only these two | have mentioned.