| Show THE DOMESTIC 1 transactions i REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE COMMIT 0 4 vegetables CL C aasni OP OF moe TOE TIT CABBAGE AND cauliflower Divi division flon first culture ofaf cage the cabba cabbage ge m r quires a deep rich moist soil to grow to pe perfection n which sho bho should uld be well manur edthe year previous to pla pia planting antin I 1 CULTURE early in the spring 0 so soon as the graun ground I 1 I 1 will work freely prepare a piece of gro andIn a warm sheltered situation for a seed bedein I 1 I 1 which to sow the seed of early varlet varieties ies les for transplanting when the plants in the seed bed are grown to a good sie size for transplanting ar for general s culture a piece of rich mellow ground may be prepared for avinal rinal bed the ground should ie le prepared by agg digging 1 I it deep and breaking 0 the earth until itis itts f fine ine lne and mellow and makin making the surface fevel feve r LAYING riming IMING OFF THE tile GROUND havin harin having hating the ground prepared lay it ott off in rows lothree to three feet apart according 0 to the size tia will grow when in a state of perfection dor vor the barly york battersea and ar cone coil e two feet sufficient i nut but but tor for the drumhead head late flat fiat dutch the drumhead savoy and late fall varieties three feet from frow fro row to row will be a good distance SETTING OUT TIIE THE plants plant in the planting in the lowthe row the distal distance ice apart will also diner differ for the e early arl ari y varieties from eighteen 0 inches torawo to two feet will be sufficient but for fer the late varieties two feet apa apart rt will be a good distance TAKING UP THE PLANTS FROM THE SEED lied BED in taking up the tb plants from the th seed bed care should be ta tak tae enthat each plant has its due share of roots entire in many ates aies caes cabbage plan plants deprived entirely 0 of f their heir roots in IA taking them from the seed b be bebby ea dby iby bv gt eT plant at 16 from crom om the dry earth and i leaving the roots in itt up the ground in order to avoid this the ground be well watered time to be well moistened before taking the plants from the be bed d B by y taking this precaution the plants may be taken from th the kal need ed bed with their roots entire AS A GENERAL scle sune in taki taking pg plants from the the roots i should be kept moist until they are transplanted in order to preserve them A GOOD METHOD i 13 19 to dip them theia into a thin mortar made by 1 forming 0 1 a hole in the ground and pour ingin 0 water and mixing the earth to a sis tency slip the plant into this so soon as j I 1 they are taken from the ground tie them in a i bunch and cover them with a piece apiece of rag i and they will keep fresh for several days until 1 1111 they are tran transplanted splinted ted I 1 i SPECIAL directions FOR transplanting when the ground is prepared for planting draw drills at the given distance apart from two to three inches deep by a garden 1 line ille lile then proceed to set the plants at the required distan alstan ceby making a hole with d a dibble two or three inches deep put in the plant in its natural position so that the roots are not cramped I 1 but ant I 1 are extended in the hole bole to the fall length bengt in planting panting the workman should be careful to dose the earthwell about the bottom of the root by pres pressing sime bime 0 the dibble close to them ill in the act of closing the earth to tle tee the roots AFTER rL PLANTING give each plant a sufficient quantity of water to settle teiei earth around the roots after alter thiais thia ilia IS done lone when the earth is dry put a little aldry earth around the plant to retain the Uie 1 i moist moisture rg I 1 lw I 1 U AFTER CULTURE abage like all other vegetables veme tables requires cultivation namely that the ground bei kept loose and mellow by repeatedly hoe hoeing ing to keep kiep down the weeds and irrigated often in order to keep tha the plants in a moist kindly state to promote their vigorous growth VARIETIES no I 1 early ear york yord tork tord A well known early variety in cultivation the plant is of Ig growth oth aith uth dark green smooth g glossy leaves makes a small snug snug heart early in the thi e season the cabbage is teader i and of excellent nt flavor I 1 no ivo 2 cr A good early variety biety similar to the york a larger cabbage and is eargood variety to succeed the early york 1 l an xo 3 A new and early variety afa atia conical shape of excellent quality and bids fair to be te the best early cabba cabbage 0 e ill lil in I 1 cuU valion vailon the has the good pr property pro bi nerty y of always makin making a good head on almost arly any atiland abil and rarely rare y fais to come to maturity to in this climate I 1 I 1 no 4 0 ia I 1 ebbar the rhe true drumhead Is 01 one T f varlet varieties ies iea of fall or winter cabba cabbages el As its name implies it Is of a lare large lar iare e hat flat closed drumhead shape with a short stalk and is an excellent variety for general culture for fal fai usi use cpr feeding cattle and preserving for winter ilse iise use for the table I 1 no 5 grcen green grcen curled savoy this ibis Is an ol 01 old oid d es estabill 14 variety 1 of cabba cabbage Z e held in high b gh I 1 estimation as a winter cabbage for the table 1 this cabbage as ai its name implies has a dark green greer curled head which js Is tender and excel tent lent lentif bf lasor layor I 1 la i winter after arter the frost has ap peare peard no 6 0 Drun thead baroy this is an intermediate variety of the drumhead and green curled savoy it makes a large green curled aurli head in the fall and Is an excellent variety for winter use for the table aa iff te ared I 1 U red dutch cabbage this variety is a large solid head of a blood red color and is the best variety for pickling for which it Is universally used OTHER VARIETIES in ip addition to the above varieties of cabbage there are many cultivated as greens for foe springs use uge of these the scotch male kale may be cu cultivated to a good advantage 0 the seed may be bown sown inthe 1 the spring and cultivated the balmas baimas same bame as any oar other variety of cabbage t the stalks stales maybe may be preserved by covering in the winter and transplanting them 1 0 1 for producing cin greens the brussels S sprouts proa Is Is another varity variety of tha th cabbage family cultivated and used in the someway sam eway as the scotch kale this variety produces small smail sproull 0 or r in the spring much lesem resembling bling i V f the e 6 0 y cabbage cabba e and is an excellent vegetable veo t iq for tor or spring use I 1 Z the maz KAZ raw rabbi or turnip rooted f carafe cabbage igei lili isa vegetable now f fast ast coming into use it forms into a large root above ground like the turnip but the taste and quality tymo tylo I 1 of the vegetable is similar to the cabbage the rhe root is kiwas a bailee ei vegetable the same as ap the tae tun tum ip the culture cultural is the same as the cabbage with the difference that the plants requite require lesi less aade gade spade in the row aroi frollo to 18 inches apart being 0 a good di distance 1 division second cauliflower antl anil brocoli bro Ero colf coli the cauliflower a and aud nd brocoli are a specioso species spec reso ieso oc I 1 the he cabbage indeed they them I 1 are as tw amo ama ml fa a implies a flower of the stalk there thare ais als is no richer riner legeta vege ble bie that goes to the table af 7 I 1 Ls leason beason season than tle the cauliflower but like 7 amny other good things 0 in the garden its culture is is f too empens expensive i p to bring it into general use the he plant re requires squires a very rlph highly ground to perfection and in addition to this ares lires repeatedly to be watered during the th season to make good heads clo CIO the culture of the cauliflower is similar to that of the he cabbage with the difference thae thai the seed should be sown in the fall abou abolia vi 1 first of september in a seed bed and the plants transplanted ia lii iii a frame two inches apart to remain during the winter where they should t be protected in severe weather by covering 0 the frames so that the ground cannot freeze inside the frame i THE SPRING SOWING of the cauliflower may be done by sow sowing b DA the seed as early as the first of march anil and transplanting the plants plantar about the first ftp may lay in a rich piece of ground from t two to three feet apart the bracon is is a variety of the cauliflower we have several varieties of brocoli br after the different colors of 0 the he adas ake aie purple head bro brocoli coll purple sprouting brockup p white brocoli ac 7 1 none of these are worth cultivating 0 br or giving givin iF V 4 tal tai in thag country for the reason that they as much trouble to cultivate as the cauliflower and are not equally good when brought into perfection the cape brocoli of which there are two varieties tl t a white whit and the purple may be cultivated cultivate dia din ia this climate to advantage as as it is a much hardier variety requires little attention in culture and generally makes a goodhead late in the fall relm REMARKS ARKS all of the cabbage tribe require rich ground and a high state of cultivation it is rarely ha hi large varieties make good goow head heads on oil poor dr dry bry gravelly soil with even the best of f cultivation ti the and small varieties are much the best for general iture for tabi tabie table lise use and when plan pian planted ted I 1 late ate make excellent winter cabbage preserving candage CABBAGE ITA lift THE winten winter there are several methods in ghods of laying away acay atay for w udder use the most simple and perhaps the best ia is to make a trench on a high dry loc and lay in fa the cababao cabbage 0 ein eln in a single r row so that the helda heads are a little above the surface of th the tho e ground when one row is laid in then di dig 11 the ground about two feet from tl tle tie e arst row and lay jay in another and thus continue until all are pi planted anted when te ce wolter sets in cover the heads with straw or any kind of litter a few inches thick which cant cart easily be removed at any time in the winter and the heads may be e cut off for use leaving the stalks in the ground until the greens cauliflower cauliflowers aa and lid idd brocoli may m ayt ble lalin aln ain I 1 I 1 AF u same manner it will wiil be of an adran tage to select a sheltered situation in a southern exposure as they are not so hardy As I 1 the e cabbage CAVING SAYING SEED tho the same rule may be observed in the gave saving of cah caD cabbage brage as most kinds kinas of vegetable seeds viz z select out the best and head hoad which plant out in the spring the same as recommended for vegetable roots and awl be sure to idt lat out cut with the beads heads on the stalks stall rs unless it 3 desirable to produce stalks and leaves only alebich avrich cas c agthe the heads may be taken off E SAYERS IV wags wagstaff TAFF A mr ta 11 G 0 merriam of Tewksbury mabs Mass has a hog ho of the mackay breed two years old oid that W weighs lbs ibs the ees eyes to the root of the tail the lowell news says he is a hand band handsomely bomel y built bulit hog with a clean run fore and aft and any one but a jew would be glad to get a piece of his chine the ile ow owner ner proposes to exhibit his bis in boston |
