Gunnison news-champion., 1910-09-23
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ens q y sES~EFT cosos..,o ASzsuss-
tara cousssJ
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eans eoosunVfsos since The sasis s<s-
sssHsenf of this es.utFy Abouf 1850
sAs possso h9ysrs d tAe esssssey sss-
trsat sesRa sAere ~as q ooossassabss
aBDAsd fer oabeaGs " the sousAsEp
nssrsets and sAai th~y could - shkD-
psd satisfactorily IN sAe sAus ooss
w>nA psessSss. Ysoa 49, tlDs ~
Industry has gradually Oro~s ~ ~
sss0ut , MOO srs@ tss 70 1.ses oass
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rAe soil best sAaVs~d - - svsssA
II the esbba0e b . cool. nsotu hnon.
A. sbuaaaat supply Il assalsbis ~
tsuosa tsoAs 10 pso0Ose l~af ssoWsA
~ the expeRse of frvst q sssd ~
the edible porsioe e esbHaoe. ~
tuee. etc. is the lsef rssAes tAaa -
sssd. an excess II this elsuzsat n shs
sol h benehcial For this rsasos tlss
bottom land q pssty lands ass -
erally, considered best for esbAaOs.
Nearly any of the soils Of this stsse,
however. viii grow cabbage success
fully. " suncseR; aeeayin& vegetable
matter and maasre are added to put
them in good condition and to proviAe
the necessary ferstlity
None of the horticultural producss
have a wider range as to climate than
the cabbage This vegetable ~ 0rOWn
more or less successfully from the
semi-tropics to the arctic circle IN
ALASKA When grown in the south
u must be planted so as to mature be-
fore the extreme heat Of summer This
70 also true - q less degree In the
northern states.
Much Of the land used for cabbage
growing Is considered too valuable to
rotate In the usual way. II alfalfa sod
y used the land may be suAcieatly
fertile to produce a crop without the
addition of manure. In most cases.
ho~ever. cabbage follow cabbage ON
The same sod for several years
After the crop Is taken on In the
fall. the plow Is run under each row.
turning the old stumps and leaves of
the cabbage under This leaves the
surface rough, SO az to catch the
SHOWS Of winter and exposes more of
the soil to the action Of the frost II
manure is to be applied II ie gen
orally spread on this land during the
winter. In the spring before the soil
becomes too hard and dry the har.
row Ia run over the tract lehgthwise
Of the burrows, which smooth the sur
face down to it's original level Pol
lswinG this the ground is plewed to
. depth of frOR eight to twelve inches
Ssed must be sown from SIX to
seven weeks before II 10 desired TO
81 the plants In the fleld. The time of
setting early plants necessarily varies
se0swAat with the season. For early
cabbage the Arst seed are sown from
March 1 10 Is At least two sowinGs
sAould BE- made to avoid danger of &C
ciAeats snA q possibility of the hrst
ploats becoming too large before the
weather Will permit setting
Seed for esrly cabbage are sown
either In fats In q forcing house or IN
hotbeds. n sown IN fats, the seed
linGs soon begin to crowd and are
prtcked out of the seed flats as soon
as the first leaf appears. In this OPP
GRAFTON the plants may be put into 9th
or Mats one inch apart each way, or
they may be put into hotbeds or cold
frames. II the seed are sown In hot.
beds the seedlings are not generally
tsansplanted ct ell an time to set
In the field. In this case the seed
must be sown more sparingly or the
young seedlings must be thinned 30 as
not 10 crowd. Young plants either IN
the forcing house or hotbed are apt
to . disease known rs "damping on
fungus" This trouble is the result
Of a too high temperature, not enough
fresh air, or too much water When
plants are grown in the forcing house
or hotbed. great care must be exer-
eised to properly harden them on be-
fore setting In the open ground In
the forcing house this Is done by keep
inG the temperature lew and giving all
the ventilation possible when the
weather will permit II the hotbed
is used. the sash may be FIRST partly
PS0Oved and later taken on during
pleasant weather Properly harden
ed plants viii endure temperatures of
from ten to twenty degrees below
Pressing point after setting IN the
Aeld. II not properly hardened OF.
exposure to freezing temperature often
proves fatal
For late planting the seed is usual
ly sown in the open ground. II large
even four sowings are made. The FIRST
seeding is made about the 10th of
April with the others following at in
tervals of about seven days
Few crops are more particular about
weAer than the cabbage. Although it
Is a gross feeder. II will soon wilt and
stop growing If the soil is dry. and
on the other hand, n the land becomes