. The Maule seed book for 1905. Early Cabbages. Culture—The cabbage is a gross feeder, and well repays heavy manuring and highculture. It succeeds best on well drained soil. The plants are started in frame or seedbed, and afterward transplanted. Seed for early cabbages may be started in autumn in acold frame, or in early spring in a hot bed. For main crop,summer and autumn cab-bage, the seed .hould be sowed in a rich border m the open air, in May oi June ^ow shal-lo-n 1 ounce of «eed for 4,000 plants 8 to 4 ounces for an acie -et the plants2^ to % feet apait each way (jrive frequent and clean
. The Maule seed book for 1905. Early Cabbages. Culture—The cabbage is a gross feeder, and well repays heavy manuring and highculture. It succeeds best on well drained soil. The plants are started in frame or seedbed, and afterward transplanted. Seed for early cabbages may be started in autumn in acold frame, or in early spring in a hot bed. For main crop,summer and autumn cab-bage, the seed .hould be sowed in a rich border m the open air, in May oi June ^ow shal-lo-n 1 ounce of «eed for 4,000 plants 8 to 4 ounces for an acie -et the plants2^ to % feet apait each way (jrive frequent and clean culti\ation EARLIEST KXPRESS.—ini^t mtioducedthis cbbage m 1887, and the e\ euts of the past se% enteen yeais pro^ e it came to stay With Tii^t Early It holds the place ts the earliest cabbage m tultnation, as it has produced nil sized maiketable heads m 70 days iiom the soy mg of the seed It is a iffv. days eailier than the ju^tlv celebrated Eailiest ii,tampes A cabbage capable ot heading m from 70 to 80 da-ss is a -nonderful \ariety, an
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