The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-04-30


Who're cabbage can bs grow n at ali ~
cultivation Is very simple, and snece~s IS
more certain than with most ether vege-
table crops. The coageniai home of the
cabbsge Is in a rather cool climate, moist
asmosphere and in a heavy. sandy ioam-
with an open. graseily sub-oii CAbbaee
viii grow on other soils. under The same
climatic conditions. but only under pro-
test in clsy soil. with hard-pan nnderly-
ing, unless artificial drainage i afforded,
no matter what the climatic conditions
may b-. The eabbage Is - gross feeder,
and its growth is proportionaie 70 the
amount Of food given il. To have cab
bsge early, tender, and delicious. and to
have itproductive, it must be well fed.
The secret OF success that attends is cui-
tivstion BY the market gardeners near
New York Is the vast quantity Ct manure
used. For early cabbage the manure IS
put on the ground, which las hesn FioW-
ed the previous fall to the depth Of thrss
inches. Il will require at least severts-
FIVE tone TO the acre. his will give a
yield Of 1900 heads Of he WakeGeld
class, and about 9 600 of the Early sum
mer, or its Synonymous.
The question may be asked, and With
propriety, can the growing Of cabbage be
made profitable with such an outlay for
rnanrre That all depends upon the
cost. ,.eaT New York, and presumably
near other large cities, the market-zar-
dener gets very much Of his manure al
cost not exceeding one dollar per ton.
This Is obtained from small stables which
the collectors DO not visit, and the own
ers are glad 10 have il taken awsy. When
the gardener has delivered his load Of
produce he loads up with manure, which
makes the cost very moderate.
Where manure eanno. be eheaply ol5-
tanned, cabbage should be grown On sed
ground, which for early market purposes
should be plowed not later than the first
Of October. This viii give the sod sutli-
cient time to rot before the ground needs
working in the spring. Il Is not essential
to have the sod Totted it is better not
bat it is absolutely essential to have the
roots killed, 50 that the growth Of grass is
impossible. Then the growing crop viii
consume tle previous growth which re-
mains in the ground as fast as it decays.
Aithout waste. There Is no fertilizer
cheaper OF more effective for cabbage or
other crop than a decaying sod.
For late cabbage the Geld should be
plowed about the middle Of Nav. when
the grlss is in the most active stale Of
growth. II Is then as efectualIy killed
as though plowed in the autumn Manure
should be put on and ploughed in about
the middle Of July, OF just before the
setting of the plants. Fiffy dollars PER
acre, either Of commercial OF barlyarl
manure, viii be sufficient for yield of
1000 heads per acre.
Cultivation is first in importance with
any variety. There is not a garden vege-
table or field crop that demands more at
tention than the cabbage; none will Te-
sent neglect 50 quickly. As soon as the
plants are established, the cutivator
should be set 10 work in the field, the
hoe in the garden; not only should they
/ be at work but they should be kept at
work-persistent work in cultivation is
the price Of cabbage. The eultivator win
not long do in the field the small plow
must follow, as no other implement pnl-
verizes the soil as well. In the gArds n
the fork mast follow the hoe. Plow
deep md dig deep. PioE often and dig
often, and industry viii be rewarded by
a generous eroP-Ama1nm Agr'cutavis.