. Cyclopedia of farm crops. Farm produce; Agriculture. CABBAGE CABBAGE 223 thing to feed from the first of September until November, and during this time the plants are cut as required, or sheep are folded on them. Cab- bages are stored in regular storage houses or in pits six or eight feet wide which are dug out about two feet below ground and roofed in with boards and straw, the apex of the roof being about six feet above ground. The heads are stored upside down and kept cool, moist, and yet well ventilated, until used or sold. Plants saved for seed production may be laid on their side, with
. Cyclopedia of farm crops. Farm produce; Agriculture. CABBAGE CABBAGE 223 thing to feed from the first of September until November, and during this time the plants are cut as required, or sheep are folded on them. Cab- bages are stored in regular storage houses or in pits six or eight feet wide which are dug out about two feet below ground and roofed in with boards and straw, the apex of the roof being about six feet above ground. The heads are stored upside down and kept cool, moist, and yet well ventilated, until used or sold. Plants saved for seed production may be laid on their side, with the roots in the ground and a fur- row plowed over them. In spring they should be. '"^mL Fig. 317. Savoy cabbage. taken up and planted about four feet apart each way in rich, well-prepared land. The plants cross- pollinate, and two varieties should not be grown near together. Obstructions to growth. Clubroot or anbury (Plasmodiophora brassicce) is a fungous disease which attacks many cruciferous plants; it is common among turnips, causing them to rot badly. It can be combated readily by lim- ing the land at intervals of four or five years, as suggested, and applying the lime with the crucif- erous crop ; by destroying all cruciferous weeds and by arranging the rotation so that such crops will not be taken too frequently. Black-rot, or stem-rot (Pseiidomotias camprsiris), is a bacterial disease and is one of the must dis- astrous troubles of the cabbage. It is often found on wild mustard and other cruciferous weeds, which act as hosts in spreading it. There is no cure. Prevention by disinfection of seed, destruction of diseased specimens, a good rotation, the control of insects which may carry the germs, is suggested. A diseased crop should not be stored. It is better to sell the plants while they are good. The flea-beetle (Phyllotreta vittata), a small, black, quick-moving insect, sometimes destroys the seedlings while they are in their first leaves. The best means of com
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