Show Find Cabbage Market I Likes Small Heads gas A Average of Three Pounds in Size Brings Best Price I ew York state slate markets ets often onen pay two to three dollars a n ton premium fl for cabbage that Is solid and weighs nb about ut mut three pounds to a n head since that Is the size most convenient to the housewife says s 's F. F O. O Underwood of the State College of ot Agriculture Ag at Ithaca N. N N 1 Y 3 To 10 meet this demand ll the intermediate t type pe of ot Danish Ball- Ball head is the best variety to grow To obtain sized medium heads the plants must be close together sa says s 's sr Mr r. r Underwood who points out that h heavy v yields ore arc J possible p even with he hc ds ads of ot this size Plants may mas be set IS 13 ny icy 30 Inches apart In In the field requiring requiring re re- re- re quiring about 1000 plants to an acre and on good land they may be set 14 or 15 inches apart In the row Close planting requires better land more plant food and plenty of mois mois- ture tare A supply A-supply supply of moisture may be he favored ored by hy applying in manure to the theland theland land a n year before the cabbage Is grown by using cover crops and by fall plowing The intermediate type hype of Danish Bullhead Is best for it produces heads that are roun round that are arc slightly flattened flattened flat flat- on top and that taper slightly at the base Also the heads are arc solid the leaves are re well closed over and antI the foliage is vigorous vigrous rous The length of stern steni Is in itself of oC little Importance importance importance tance but hut the tall stem t types ves do do not yield so heavily and the leaves s do not close over so well on top The flatter types are arc larger are not so solid donot donot do donot not keep so well and are ure sometimes said to be too much like lile domestic cabbage cr |