Agriculture for beginners . irst cropof cabbage is generally grown in the following way. Theseeds are sowed in beds in September, and the plants grownfrom this sowing arein November trans-planted to groundlaid off in sharpridges. The youngplants are set onthe south side of theridges in order thatthey may be some-what protected fromthe cold of spring comes on, the ridge is partly cut down at each working until thefield is leveled, and thereafter the cultivation should be level. Early cabbages need hea\y applications of manure. In thespring, nitrate of soda applied in the rows is \er\-
Agriculture for beginners . irst cropof cabbage is generally grown in the following way. Theseeds are sowed in beds in September, and the plants grownfrom this sowing arein November trans-planted to groundlaid off in sharpridges. The youngplants are set onthe south side of theridges in order thatthey may be some-what protected fromthe cold of spring comes on, the ridge is partly cut down at each working until thefield is leveled, and thereafter the cultivation should be level. Early cabbages need hea\y applications of manure. In thespring, nitrate of soda applied in the rows is \er\- helpful. Seeds for the crop following this early crop should besowed in March. Of course these seeds should be of a latervarien- than the first used. The young plants should be trans-planted as soon as they are large enough. Early cabbages areset in rows three feet apart, the plants eighteen inches apartin the row. As the later \-arieties grow larger than the earlierones, the plants should be set two feet apart in the Fig. 90. Cabbage ready for Shipment lOO AGRICULTURE FOR BEGINNERS In growing late fall and winter cabbage the time of sowingvaries with the climate. For the Northern and middle states,seeding should be done during the last of March and in of a line passing west from \irginia it is hard to carr}^cabbages through the heat of summer and get them to headin the fall. However, if the seeds are sowed about the firstof August in rich and moist soil and the plants set in thesame sort of soil in September, large heads can be secured for the December In the extremenorthern part of our coun-tr}, celer}- seeds are oftensowed in a greenhouse orhotbed. This is done inorder to secure plants earlyenough for summer blanch-ing. This plan, however,suits only ver} cool the middle states theseeds are usually sowed ina well-prepared bed aboutApril. The young plantsare moved to other beds assoon as they need they are transplant
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