The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-04-01
FARMER AND PLANTER.
ON THE TRUCK FARM.
Early Cabbage ms n Money CroH FOE
the Southern Truck
Farmer.

snug sums OF money hdfC DoSn ~~~
by men who understand the successful
growing and marketing of a crop OF
early cabbage.
The home grown is preferred IN
northern markets to that which Is
shipped from the south, therefore spe-
cial efforts should be made to produce
this vegetable not only as early as pos
sible, but to regard quality as well.
The cabbage being succulent plant
OF heavy growth, an abundance Oh
moisture is required, although good
drainage must be given. The plants
are hardy and easy to grow and sue
coed upon all soils, where good fertih-
cation is given, but should not be grown
two successive years upon the same
soil. because it is liable to become IN
tested with diseases and insects which
are peculiar to this crop.
Newly plowed clover sod, reclaimed
swamps or soil upon which some heav-
lily fortified crops were grown tne
previous year are excellent.
Two varieties which have proved
most satisfactory for an extra early
crop, are Early Jersey Wakefield ana
Early Winningstadt.
The former natures in from ninety
to one hundred days from the time OF
sowing the seed and has medium sized
pointed heads, white and of fine quail
ty.
Early Winningsteadt also has point
ed heads and is considered by some to
be first in quality and believe is best
for the home garden, though with US
not maturing so quickly as Jersey
Wakefield.
The seed should be sown about nve
or six weeks before time for planting
in the field, either in a seed bed In
green houses, hot bed or a shallow
| box in the kitchen window. Plant the
seed in rows about three-quarters OF
| an inch apart, and only four or f1ve
seeds to the inch. Cover about one
quarter inch deep, and press the sol
which should be good loan, dowr
firmly.
Do not allow this seed bed TO become
too dry, nor keep too wet.
Gradually expose the young plant'
to out door weather, to harden them
and when the frost is out of the groun'
and weather is settled, they may b
set in the field. The plants should b.
placed "a inches apart in rows whicl
should be 80 inches apart to admit o
horse cultivation.
In transplanting care should be TAX
en- that the fine roots are not broken
q cloudy day should be chosen for tn
work. The plants should be wei
moistened and it is wise to keep a we
cloth over them that there may be n
danger from drying. If the soil is
all dry after the hole is made abou
one-quarter pint of water should
poured in and the plant immediatel
set up to the first leaves, packing tn
wet soil firmly and covering with DIR
earth to prevent evaporation.
Unless the soil is made especial
rich the best of cultivation will M
give success.
Thirty-one tons of cabbage per acI
removes from the soil $50 pounds {
nitrogen, 800 pounds of potash and II
pounds of phosphoric acid, hencs Il
need of heavy fertilization is apparen
If yard manure can be obtained fro
60 to 100 tons per acre, supplement-
by a good dressing of potash in Il
form of sulphate is noue too much.
the absence of manure the best of r
suits of a mineral fertilizer contain
ing,
Nitrogen, per cent.
Phos. Acid, per cent.
Potash (Sulphate form, II per cer
have been known. One thousand or
500 pounds per acre IS not too muc
After growth of the .oung plants b
begun top dressing of 100 pounds p
acre of nitrate of soda should be mad
and again after the heads begin to for
that the growth may be continuous a
rapid.
Il From 500 to $1,000 has been !
ceived from a fine crop CT extra ear
cabbage upon one acre.-Farme
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