Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1880-07-29
THE CABBAGE AND ITS CULTURE.

There are at tlis season of the year, all
through the country, pieces of good rich
land which, from lack of time. have not yet
been planted, or by reason Of severe drouth.
or the devastation Of worms and insects, or
from some other cause, have not at this
time any crops growing upon them. and
the owners are now interested in deciding
what. if any. crops can still he grown whicl,
will prove remunerative. If the land is i'll
good condition, and a supply Of fine manure
can be procured. there are few. if any, crops
which can still be put upon such lands that
are capable of bringing as much ready
money for the labor and expense Of cultivat-
ing as good crop Of aabbages.
Having been interested in the growing of
this vegetable for a number of years, | will
offer few hints to those who are in posi-
plan, is a gross feeder, and if the soil is not
already rich it must be heavily manured
However. good fresh corn or potato land
which has vegetable matter enough in its
composition to make it loose and lively, will
produce better results than heavy soil
which has been several years under the
plow. II there is not stable manure enough
at command to give It good coating of
that, dressing of superphosphate, bone
dust or gllano, placed in the hill or around
the plant, and hoed III, will ansM er every
purpose.
Perhaps there is no vegetable with which
it is more important that good stock or
strain of seeds is secured to Start with than
the cabbage. There is much inferior seed
in the market, grow" from poor, loose
been, aud such seed will almost invariably
produce its like. From nothing comes
nothing" is all adage applicable here.
| have for Il number ot years used seed
grown from large selected heads, MANY OF
them finer than can be found in our mar
kets. and tind that such will give sa isfac-
ti~n every time. have grown upwards of
fifty varieties in single season, hut find
that tor practical purposes there are three
or tour which combine the most valuable
features OF the whole. For summer use,
the true Jersey Wak.fie and Henderson's
Summer are unexcellrd. For fall and win
ter, the best strains of Large Fla, Dutch,
Fotler's Drumhead ami Winningsladt are
all that is desired. The Flat Dutch is the
standard winter cabbage ct this country,
and to fully mature III this latitude shou,d
be set from June 10Th to July 10th. LII New
Jersey and further. south it can be set cor
respondingly later The Winningstadl and
Fottler's Drumheau are few weeks earlier.
AMI hence can be set corresppndingly later.
AS the cabbages head ZIP best during the
cool tall months, the late set plants make
the finest and sweetest heads, providing
they have time to mature. 1t is now too
lale TO SOW the seed for this seasons use.
ard those who have not supply Of plants
must purchase them instead. The plants
can u>ualiy be procured in most sections III
Il en,all cost, but purchasers have less chance
of knowing What Kind Ut stock they are
planting, unless they purchase of some one
they can trust. Good plants are plenty il.
This vicinity al Sl.5o per thousand. and can
probably be "baineu cheaply elsewhere.
They are usually set 2 feet by 3, and culti
waited by horse one way; in this manner it
requires about 900 plants Tor an acre.
|, is very imparsant that plants which
have good roots be set, as otherwise they
are liable 10 perish from club-rool, or other
disease In my Man,lal OF Vegetable Plants,
published three years ago. first advanced
| he theory that the liLtle wlnle nlaggOts
which are frequently found III plant DeGs,
and which eat The ibrous ROOTS Oft, leaving
only long straight lap-root, are The la v;e
the magsots the flea must first be kepl oil.