The Opelousas courier., 1892-07-23
DOUBLE CROPPING OF cABBAeEs.

One of my neighbors by manuring
literally and emitting the eabbages on
sVery third row Of his cabbage piece, and
painting this to squash at the proper
time, succeeded in raising two excellent
erups the same season. To succeed In
this arrangement the cabbage must
Be one Of the very earliest sorts, such as
EARLY Wakefield, * that the ground
may be entirely cleared at an early day,
and the soil between the squash rows be
cultivated until it is thoroughly light
and fine. The market gardeners close
BIZ large cities on their thousand dollar
an-acre land must and do raise from two
TO four crops annually, by aid of hotbeds
20 start their stuff, and the stimulus of
! near and large market in which they
can dispose of products on a large scale,
which would be worthless If raised on
an ordinary farms still, farmers at large
can do with profit more than they now
think possible in this direction
Eguashes and peas can be raised profit
ably on the same land. grew over 200
bushels Of green peas and five tons Of
squashes on the same piece three years
ago. Beets, caboages, rye, barley ana
Hungarian are all crops which the farm
er can grow as second crops. But when
we attempt to doubIe-crop u land there
il one essential we must never forget
We must manure accordingly, for no .
ever succeeded in cheating his land out
Of b crops-Massachusetts Ploughman.
GARBAGE WITHOUT TRAEsPLANTIEs.
OF all the crops raised on the farm none
depends 80 much on naturally rich land
"a cabbage. The best soil is 9. deep,
black, loose loan, well drained, such Is
b found In the valleys. of the smaller
streams. It is pIowed in the fall, eight
III ten inches deep, In narrow lands.
The first ten days of April is our time
for sewing the seed. The ground IS har.
Towed only To level It, as the action d
frost during winter has reduced it to tht
Eineness of ashes. 1t is then marked of
three feet each way with a corn marker,
With d hoe enough soil ID drawn up a
each crosglnark to make a small, fat bill
i little above the general level. Adozer
seeds are dropped on each and pressed
down By the foot to bring the seed i
close contact with the soil, no covering
being necessary. a day or two before
he plants appear above ground we pres
twice through the rows wIsn = snaar
AonEh ~eultivator as close as possible with
VI throwing any soil on the bills. lnn
eaa be easily done a. the tracks @ th'
marker serve as a guide.
Nhe second cultivation Is given wher
lA plants are an inch high, and shoule
1oeswisa Of the FIRST blowing once -
rev. The field should be thoroughly
cleaned of weeds by the time the plants
As tM0 inches high. Discretion mus
y exercised Id thinning the plants, y
pat worms are numerous che hills should
IAak he Skinned to one In q place until
Ela plants are four Or five inches high
eHs = % time should they BE- allowed 70
szesn one another il the hins Some
aAs wall be wholly missing. 1hest
fAanld Be reset from the Trimmings
ssAseGsag the stockiest plants thai
%ne up with good roots. Ih'
ef5saeE cshbage is cultivated the bettsl
aA ba shs crop. The ground should b
Hns 1oaeand mellow 10 depth Of foai
- Hrs inches. Twenty times IS not tos
HElsa q cultivate cabbage for the best re
Aaa Two Or Tires hoeings Only or
md the arss inc only on'
wy taks much tin G~anaeqgghl!