The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-12-16
Saving Cabbage for Feed.
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Cd in winter or early spring; but such
seed would soon deteriorate. The fol-
loving directions for growing aud keep
ms early cabbages for seed purposes are
taken from Brills Farm Gardening and
Seed Growing: Il SOW three separate
times. and as near as may be the irs-
tenth and twentieth of June. : : When
the plants are large enough TO handle
they NAV be set out. but at this scasoF:
of the year transplanting is not always
practicable. hence my reason for making
three different sowings. in hopes thai
we may be favored with rain at such ;iLl"
as one lot or the other will be in con-
dition 10 set out. A piece OF land on
which has been grown peas, spinach. or
other early maturing crop is used. being
plowed. narrowed and marked ont all
ready for such time as the rain nay
come. The land is well MANFRED, broad
cast. for the first crop in anticipation Of
the second. hence no further maturing
IS necessary. and. in fact. l have found
tht early cabbages grown late. in over
rich ground, are apt TO be tender, and
do not preserve so we'll over winter as
when less stimulated. = | always wish
TO get al least a part Of the early soWD
plants set out, as they get fully head
ed and give a chance for a worry choice
selection for stock seed, while the second
or last sown. in consequence OF not be
ing quite so hardheaded, generally winter
the best. 3 : 3 About the first Of No
yember another plat Of ground is tlaen-
enc which has Just been cleared OF a crop
and was we'll manured in the spring. as
find that cabbage seed does better on
such than on freshly manured land
This is deeply plowed. narrowed ard
80. 49, F,~ror-o II out fD,,r T1nt
apart. The choice cabbage from TIE bed
are placed in these burrows, eighteen
inches apart, and laid parallel with the
burrows, at an angle OF IS degrees, al
ways. if possible. with the head 20 the
north. that the stalk. which is the most
tender part. may be the better pro-
tected. The earth is drawn in album
dainty, and pressed over the root and
stalk. and partially over the leaves
which are gathered about and over TIE
head. Nothing more IS required until
the approach Of severe weather. whe1
with pillow and hoe the earth must be
drawn over the whole, abundantly over
the stalk. and firmly pressed. and sufi-
GENTLY over the head to protect it from
alternate freezing and thawing rather
than from the frost. AS early in the
spring as the ground can be worked.
the soil must be removed from the heads
by blowing away, and carefully using the
hoe, and the outer leaves of the head be
separated to allow the heart or centre
germ to come through. < i 9 Cultivate
and hoe, and when the plants are eigh-
teen to twenty-four inches high, throw
the earth to them for support, or better
still. tie to stakes. g s. + OF course, there
are various other plans and methods of
planting cabbage for seed purposes. The
seed. when ripe. is harvested, threshed
and cleaned. all OF which operations
present no particular difficulties. Cab
bage " outside of a few favored
spots Long Island, Puget Sound. etcD
Will do better to buy their cabbage seed
than attempt to grow II. Whenever it
is undertaken. however, the local condi-
tons must be taken in consideration.