Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1881-03-31
AGRICULTURAL.
Cultivation Of Late Ca 5bage.

The manner Of cultlvating Of Late
C.bbags is not quite so expensive as
that for early, and as consequence
the receipts for the crop are correspon-
DINGHY low, In fact, it is often sold
at prices thatwould not more than re-
pay thu price Of manure and labor ex'
pended on the early crop; but 1t can
be raised with much less manure and
labor, and on land less valuable. 1t
is very extensively grown in our To-
cality; some planting as many as one
hundred and fittv thousand plants IN
one season. The seed are sown In
March, any time after The 18th, when
the ground is in proper condition to
use a garden rake. After getting the
beds in suitable order with pillow and
smoothing harrow or rake we SOW the
seed; rake in lightly, so AS not to pile
the seed, and firm the earth to them
By treading or pattins with the back
of manure shovel; this is very nece'-
sary, particularly if the ground Is
dry.
If the aea appears we have one
busbel of plaster, saturated with about
one gill and a half Of gasoline or coal
oil. applied lightly when the dew is
on to entirely exterminate them.
The preparation OF the ground for
cabbage differs in nothing from that
for all the regular market crops re-
quiring careful blowing and harrow
ing. They are set out in July on the
ground from which early potatoes or
peas have been grown. Mark OFT the
rows about three feet apart each way
with one horse plows, apply one SHOW
slfull of well.ro.ted manure to two
hills, or one handful Of some good fer.
t!!izer TO two hills. Then take an
one-horse pillow and throw a good fur.
row on the manure, 70 as to cover
well; with hoe given firm pat on
each hill, or what | think is better,
use light one horse roller, and roll
two rows at time. Thi. is very es.
sential, as it gives Us season fer
planting many times. which We would
not have if the ground had been left
loose. Do not disturb every alternate
middle, this will blot out the eros,
burrows, and greatly impede the prog
ress in planting. The crop is almost
exclusively worked by the cultiv.tor
and double shovel pillow, one hoeing
usually sulFicins around the plants.
We allude to varieties with some hes.
itation, as it is generally believed by
every scotsman that his variety is the
best. Ny experience has led me to
use Flat Dutch variety, grown byI
one Of 10y neighbo.s, Mr.. Thotna'
Humphrey, when l can get them, it
being an early, solid, large header.
Landreth & Sons, Of Philadelphia,
have some very good varieties Of Fiat
Dutch and Drumheais; and the rell-
abs seed houses Of Baltimore have
the same.
About the second week in October
those that have not been marketed
We secure from frost by pulling up all
the solid heads and turning them
head down IN the mid lie Of the row,
four or more rows together, covering
two horse furrow on both sides OF
them, leaving the roots out; we secure
the loose ones by bedding root down
in furrow made by one-horse pillow
filing the length Of furrow with cab
bsgs; throw on the next furrow, Gov
ering the roots well, and so on til,
the bed is finished. For protection
against the seventy Of the winter we
cover the beds with leaves from the
woods about six inches thick when
FIRST put on, laying on some fine brush
OF something else to keep tho wind
from blowing them off