The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-01-24

cabbage that are not pel1eCl' oo1i'e
seasons they have to cut out two
thirds of their plants and do not save
their seed from more than one-thlro
Seed selected in this way will cost
from $3.50 to $500 per pound other
seed-growers allow their crop OF cab
haze to make seed, do not use any
care in the selection Of seed grown.
These seed will cost you from 40 to
60 cents per pound. The cost OF the
seed is two thirds OF the cost OF grow
ing cabbage plants, so you can readl-
" understand why plant grower
who pays $3.50 to $500 for his seed
cannot sell you plants as cheap as the
grower who buys inferior seed at 40
to 60 cents per pound. My thirty-six
wears experience has proved to me-
that it would pay me better to use
high grade seed at cost OF $1,000 per
pound, than to use inferior seed II
could get them free. Those who do
not make regular business OF grow
ing cabbage have been in the habit
Of setting out their plants in the
months of February and March
thinking that the plants do not 1--we
# set earlier in the winter. This is
, mistake as plant set in December
cr January under the proper conol.
tions will live just as we'll and head
much earlier. The following lnstruc-
tir.ns will give the proper method OF
setting. The South Carolina sea coast
on account of locality, and climate
,.,oditions is admirably adapted 10
he growing of hardy open air plants
The plant growers SON their seed IN
80 omen fields in the late fall from
:,ctober goth to November 18th,
.;-ese seed gerninate quickly ano
make a very rapid growth for a cou
IT,. OF weeks, by ta time the n,sh'S
start to get cold. The growth or TIE
,,ants is checked, and usually aoout
december 1st to 10th our freezing
weather begins, when the plants stop
growing entirely. The cold weather
has caused it to become tough ana
hard. it is now in dormant cono1-
t;on and will remain in this conoltio1
until the latter part of February or
until the spring weather opens up.
While in this condition these plants
will stand cold without injury. l have
seen my plants covered with ice and
sleet for several days, with the thef'
mometer down to IS and not injured
at all, while the same plants If they
had been in thrifty growing condi-
ton and full of sap would have been
killed by a heavy freeze or a slight
frost, to avoid the danger OF losing
YOUR plants you want to buy them
while they are dormant, the sooner
YOU do this after December 18th the
better
If YOU have it, select piece OF
dark, mediumly low, we'll drained
land, break it up as thoroughly as
YOU can, then pulverize well with
clod breaker or harrow. Lay off your
rows east and west, 80 inches apart
with a bull-tongued plow. Make up
YOUR bed, by throwing two furrows
together with single horse turn
blow. Take your plants and set them
20 inches apart on the south side OF
the bed, far enough down, that the
TOP of the bed will be above the plant.
this is done to keep the north and
northwest winds from twisting and
breaking the small plants. Be sure
to set the plants well down IN the
soil, see that the entire stem up tc
the first leaves is in the ground. The
earth should be we'll packed around
the plant it should be packed SO trm
that if you take your plant by the
leaf and pull the leaves would break
off before the plant would pull out.
It is understood that you have used
plants that are in dormant condi-
ton. These plants should not be fer
tilized at I'll until about two weeks
before the regular spring weather