. The vegetable industry in New York state ... Vegetables; Gardening. 1416 The Vegetable Iis'dtjstey in JSTew York State Commercial fertilizers are best suited to growing plants be- cause of their freedom from weeds. Eor one pound of seed I should use nine hundred square feet of ground, and to this apply one hundred pounds of 4-10-8 fertilizer. It is preferable to have all the nitrogen in this fertilizer derived from nitrate of soda. It should be thoroughly worked in before the seeds are sown. In some sections the plants are raised in rows; the fertilizer is sown in rows and worked Fig. 4
. The vegetable industry in New York state ... Vegetables; Gardening. 1416 The Vegetable Iis'dtjstey in JSTew York State Commercial fertilizers are best suited to growing plants be- cause of their freedom from weeds. Eor one pound of seed I should use nine hundred square feet of ground, and to this apply one hundred pounds of 4-10-8 fertilizer. It is preferable to have all the nitrogen in this fertilizer derived from nitrate of soda. It should be thoroughly worked in before the seeds are sown. In some sections the plants are raised in rows; the fertilizer is sown in rows and worked Fig. 433.—Good and Poor Types of Cabbage of the Same Vaeiety PEEPAEATIOX OF THE FIELD Sod ground is perhaps best suited to grow this crop. Often a very bad mistake is made by not plowing the ground early enough to preserve all moisture. Fall plowing is best. In the spring the field should be dragged at least once a week until set- ting time. This will preserve all the moisture and also kill most of the weeds. Very few other crops require so much moisture, or more thorough preparation of the soil. FETITUI-IZATION Cabbage needs plenty to eat as well as to drink, if we expect to get good yields. This does not mean that it needs wet land. I like to think of a cabbage plant as a filter. The soil water is taken in through the roots and the sun evaporates the moisture thrown off by the leaves. What is left in the plant is used for Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original New York Bureau of Farmers' Institutes. [Albany
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