. La cyclopaedia standard de l'agriculture moderne et l'économie rurale, par les plus éminentes autorités et spécialistes sous la direction du professeur R. Patrick Wright ... autre purposesin l'économie de la fari^. Ces sont suffisamment nombreux pour que le chou 58 nécessitent une description de laclasse, ainsi que les fins pour lesquelles ils sont re-quis. Parmi tnem, neuf peut être asrepresenting sélectionné, si ce n'est pas tout, la plupart des choux ?qui s'assurer l'attention des agriculteurs. Inconsidering ces variétés qu'elle sera bien au-incluent le sol et situation pour laquelle chaque isadapted, et le p

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. The standard cyclopedia of modern agriculture and rural economy, by the most distinguished authorities and specialists under the editorship of Professor R. Patrick Wright ... different purposesin the economy of the fari^. These are sufficiently 58 Cabbage numerous to necessitate a description of theclass, and the purposes for which they are re-quired. Among tnem, nine may be selected asrepresenting, if not all, most of the cabbages?which enlist the attention of agriculturists. Inconsidering these varieties it will be well to in-clude the soil and situation for which each isadapted, and the peculiarities of their treatment, before entering upon the subject of cabbage culti-vation in general. The largest member of thefroup is the Drumhead Cabbage, which may beivided into ordinary Drumheads and SavoyDrumheads, and again into Early and Late va-rieties. These cabbages are capable of growingto an enormous size, and individual specimenshave been known to attain a weight of 70 lb.They are flat-topped, and compact in structure, and ought not to De planted closer than one persquare yard. They are suitable for good, deep, strong soils, and often require a year to com-. Drumhead Cabbage plete their career from sowing to final consump-tion. The Battersea is of similar type to theDrumhead. The remaining varieties are ofsmaller size and consequently may be set closertogether, and are suitable for land of weakercharacter. Among these may be mentioned theNonpareil, Early Sheepfold, Enfield Market, Imperial, Express, Oxheart, Large York, &c.Others are named after well-known seedsmen, as, for example, s Imperial or s Sheep-fold, and many of them are well known togrowers. Cabbages are classed among the fallow andfodder crops. They occupy the same place inrotation as root crops, and are esteemed alikeby sheep-masters, cattle-feeders, and dairy far-mers. They are available during late summer, autumn, and early winter, and are particularlyuseful when grass is scarce in the not monthsof the ye

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