The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-08-06
HOW TO r O CABBAGE.

garden seeds and has for immediate
planting the Succession, Fottler's I'M
proved Brunswick, Late Flat Dutch
and Drumhead varieties of cabbage.
..Seeding-The seed bed should in
no case be composed of rich soil; and
in this one point can be found the
cause of many failures. terminating
the sed in a rich seed bed and then
setting out the vigorous young plants
into poor soil, results in a check to
the growth and consequent mis-
erabe. cabbages. Reverse the
condition: Have your seed bed rather
poor than rich and set the plants in a
after explained, and the results will
be vigorous growth and beautiful mar
Reliable heads. Sow the seeds rather
thinly in drills and keep the soil moist.
When the second characteristic leaf
appears loosen the soil and keep it
loose. When the fifth characteristic
leaf appears the plant can be set out.
Seeds may be sown in this section as
follows:
Early Spring. Early Flat Dutch.
Early Jersey Wakefield, Early Drum
head in January. February, June, July
and December.
Succession, Fottler's Improved
Brunswick, Winningstadt and All Sea-
son. in July and August.
Hollander, Large Late Flat Dutch,
Late Drumhead, Ball Head, Surehead,
and Premium Late Flat Dutch in Au-
gust, October and November.
The Fieid.-No matter how much
C you may have had in growing
the seedlings, it is absolutely essen
tial that the field in which they are
to be planted is in proper condition.
Always remember that cabbages are
.voracious feeders, and hat no matter
how rich your field was when the
young pla~ts were set out applications
of fertilizers should be made at fire.
quent intervals.
Setting Out.-After last narrowing
open up burrows not less than four
inches deep with a bull tongue pillow.
The distance between burrows will! de-
pend on the variety of Cabbage to be
set out. For the early and small va
rieties eighteen inches will be sufi-
cient, while the late and large var;e.
ties will require about three feet. Set
the plants in the furrow up to the first
pair Of leaves. flrming the soil well
around the roots, being careful to
leave the sides Of the furrow as pre-
cipitOus as possible, and in no case
to level the ground. II the soil is
loose. or sandy, use a dibble, but If in
clined to run or "cake", use a trow-
ell. Planting in the furrow assists in
lessening Che destructive work of the |
cut worm. AS soon as the plants be- |
gin to grow again loosen the soil and |
apply fertilizer. Commercial fertiliz- |
ers are the most economical in this, |
that they a be utilized to supply ex-
actly what the growing plant requires
and in the proper proportion. At fire.
quent intervals apply Vegetable Grow
er. This is best done by sprinkling
on the surface around the plant and
working in with a rake. AS the plant |
grows extend the area fortified.
Above all, keep the soil constantly |
stirred, keep It before you that there
should be continuous growth from the
seed leaf until the head is cut for
market.
It is important that the soil be |
worked in the morning before the dew |
has been sucked up by the morning
sun. Do not cultivate while the sun
H. beating its fierce rays upon the
soil. Care in this matter will insure
vigorous growth and a large percent
age OF .marketable heads. Should the
crop fail to head at the proper stage of
It's growth sprinkling with water in
which has been dissolved all the salt
1t will hold. will produce the desired
result. II repeated several times.
A Few susosstions.-Never strip
the leaves from Cabbage stalks-it re-
tards heading.
Never use fresh stable manure-it
must be we'll rotted.
I'm certain seasons che ground flea"
sturnip flea" or vegetable flea'
small black fiea-beetle-makes It
almost. impossible to raise young
by their d~epredations. BY
the seed boxes i've or six feet
above the ground their attacks will be
avoided.
The green worm may be kept down
BY spraying with a tea made from to-
6acco dust. A tea made of the seed
Of the china berry tree has also been
Dound eAlcacious. Sprinkling with
hard wood ashes, while the dew is on
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