The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-07-18
MAKE FIRST REPORT
Cabbage Raisers in the County
Think it Too EARLY to Esti.
the Crop for the Year
PLANTS WERE STARTED LATE

Reports from the cabbage districts
in this section of the state are far
from satisfactory and the reports in
dictate that 'thescabbage was planted
late and that the yield is largely a
weather proposition. Among the re-
ports that are being received from the
cabbage raisers in the county the fol-
lowing will give good indication of
the conditions:
Somers, Wis.-The acreage here
which will be planted with cabbage
will not be quite as large as last year,
on account of shortage on plants. The
prospects for a crop this season, in
my estimation, are not very bright,
that is for large crop, as most of the
crop is going to be planted very late,
and as good share of the land
planted is not in any too fertile a state
of cultivation, the late planting on
such soil will not produce crop. We
generally start planting here about
June 10, but this year there was not
any planting done to speak of until
June Is, making the season over two
weeks late, and then on account of
the wet and cold backward season,
the plants have not done we'll. A
good share which was sowed on low
ground was drowned out, and a good
deal of the first sowing was frozen off
or eaten by the flies. The maggot
also did some harm. Taking all in
consideration it is wonder we have
any plants at all, but there was con-
siderable late sowing Of seeds after
the first frost, (which has been doing
very well, and is now making nice
plants, and the planting is now in
full blast.FsIt will be finished about
July 20. Last year / started shipping
cabbage from here in August, but do
not expect to be able to start ship
ping from here this season until the
latter part OF September, and do not
expect more than half the amount
shipped from here this season as last
year. P. M. ANDERSON.
Somers, Wis.-In the early part of
the season it looked as if the acreage
but the continued wet and cold
weather kept growers from properly
working the land; good many of
them have not finished fertilizing and
blowing their land for cabbage. The
plants have been very backward and
great many will be too small to plant
at the proper time. A good many
growers who are short of plants will
plant their land to other quick-grow-
ing feeding crops. Last year most of
the cabbage was planted by June Is;
this year hardly any of the growers
had started to plant at that time.
Last year we started to plant May %
and this year we commenced June Is.
If the weather conditions should not
be very favorable it certainly will re-
suit in great decrease of tonnage.
SoMERs PRODUCE Co.
Genoa Junction, Wis.-Cabbage
planting has been much delayed on
account of too much rain and scarcity
of plants. There are enough plants to
go around, however, but will be very
late, almost two weeks later than last
year. What plants have been set out
look very:good, but it is too early to
tell anything about what the crop will
be. Cabbage raising is new indus
try in this locality. Two years ago
we shipped four cars, last year o5,
and according TO the acreage should
have 400 to ship this year.
C. ]. BARRows.