. Vegetable gardening. A manual on the growing of vegetables for home use and marketing . cabbage a second year on land where the disease is observedwithout several years intervening, during which no nearly alliedcrop has been grown on it. The seed bed should also be made innew soil each year pg the plants may become diseased v/heivary young. (2) D AOt use manure for cabbage crops fromanimals that have been fed uncooked diseased cabbage. (3;Since the disease may be spread by insects which fly from out, plant to another, they should bekept in check as much as possible. (4) When the disease ap-p
. Vegetable gardening. A manual on the growing of vegetables for home use and marketing . cabbage a second year on land where the disease is observedwithout several years intervening, during which no nearly alliedcrop has been grown on it. The seed bed should also be made innew soil each year pg the plants may become diseased v/heivary young. (2) D AOt use manure for cabbage crops fromanimals that have been fed uncooked diseased cabbage. (3;Since the disease may be spread by insects which fly from out, plant to another, they should bekept in check as much as possible. (4) When the disease ap-pears the field should be goneover systematically and all dis-eased leaves removed and de-stroyed as soon as they the disease has enter«=^d thestem the whole plant should bedestroyed This destructionshould .consist of burning or deepburial. (5)Since this disease fnaybe continued on Wild Mustard,Pepper Cress. Shepherds PurseFigure Sprouts. and other allied plants, they should be carefully kept out ofland that has been once infested if it is intended for VEGETABLE GARDENING. Sauer Kraut.—The following recipe for sauer kraut is a veryexcellent one: SUce cabbage fine in a slaw cutter; line thebottom and sides of an oaken barrel or keg with cabbage leaves,put in a layer of the sliced cabbage about six inches in depth,sprinkle lightly with salt, and pound with a wooden beetle untilthe cabbage is a compact mass; add another layer of cabbage,etc., repeating the operation, pounding well each layer until thebarrel is full to within six inches of the top; cover with leaves,then a cloth, next a board cut to fit loosely on the inside of thebarrel, kept well down with a heavy weight. If the brine hasnot raised within two days, add enough water with just saltenough to taste to cover the cabbage; examine every two daysand add water as before, until brine rises and scum forms, thenlift off the cloth carefully so the scum may adhere, wash well inseveral cold w
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