. Bulletin. 1901-13. Agriculture; Agriculture. THOUSAND-HEADED KALE. 33 they produce seed the same year and are liabk' to become serious pests when once introduced. Comphiint has been made that Dwarf Essex rape becomes a weed, but it is easily controlled. It doc.; not produce seed until the second season, and if plowed under during the fall, winter, or spring no seed can be produced. THOUSAND-HEADED KALE. Thousand-headed kale {Brasf^ira olerarea) has been grown in the Willamette Valley for 27 years. It attracted little attention among tlie dairymen until recent years, but is now rapidly becomi
. Bulletin. 1901-13. Agriculture; Agriculture. THOUSAND-HEADED KALE. 33 they produce seed the same year and are liabk' to become serious pests when once introduced. Comphiint has been made that Dwarf Essex rape becomes a weed, but it is easily controlled. It doc.; not produce seed until the second season, and if plowed under during the fall, winter, or spring no seed can be produced. THOUSAND-HEADED KALE. Thousand-headed kale {Brasf^ira olerarea) has been grown in the Willamette Valley for 27 years. It attracted little attention among tlie dairymen until recent years, but is now rapidly becoming a very popular fall and Avinter soiling crop. It stands the mild winters. Fig. 2.—A field of thousand-headed kale on Martins Island, near Kalama, Wash. A valuable winter soiling crop, available from October 1 to April 1. west of the Cascade Mountains admirably and is hauled from the field and fed as needed. It does not head up like cabbage, and the name " thousand-headed " is given it on account of the numerous branches the plants have when given plenty of room. It is ver}^ much like rape, but the plants are much taller and the leaves are longer and broader. A field of this crop is shown in figure 2. It is claimed that kale will yield 30 to 40 tons of greeii* feed per acre when grow^n under favorable conditions. Kale is used for table greens, but its chief use on the Pacific coast is for feeding green to dairy coavs from October to April, for Avhich it is highly prized. It would undoubtedly be an excellent wintei- 94. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States. Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils, and Agricultural Engineering. Washington Govt. Print. Off
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