ome "cattle-cabbage," found
89-1/2 per cent of water in the green leaves, and 83-3/4 per cent in the
heart and inner leaves--thus confirming previous analyses, and showing
also that the composition of cabbages varies considerably.

Dr. Voelcker found much less water in the cabbage than Dr. Anderson.

The specimen analyzed by Dr. V., was grown on the farm of the Royal Ag.
College of England, and I infer from some incidental remarks, that the
crop was grown on rather poor land. And it is probably true that a large
crop of cabbage grown on rich land, contains a higher percentage of
water than cabbage grown on poorer land. On the poor land, the cabbage
would not be likely to head so well as on the rich land, and the green
leaves of cabbage contain more than half as much again real dry
substance as the heart leaves.

The dry matter of the heart leaves, however, contains more actual
nutriment than the dry matter of the green leaves.

It would seem very desirable, therefore, whether we are raising cabbage
for market or for home consumption, to make the land rich enough to grow
good heads. Dr. Voelcker says, "In ordinary seasons, the average produce
of Swedes on our poorer fields is about 15 tons per acre. On weighing
the produce of an acre of cabbage, grown under similar circumstances,
I found that it amounted to 17-1/2 tons per acre. On good, well-manured
fields, however, we have had a much larger produce."

In a report on the "Cultivation of Cabbage, and its comparative Value
for Feeding purposes," by J. M. M'Laren, of Scotland, the yield of Swede
turnips, was 29-3/4 tons per acre, and the yield of cabbage, 47-3/4 tons
per acre.

"It is very evident," said the Deacon, "that if you grow cabbage you
should make the land rich enough to produce a good crop--and I take it
that is all you want to show."

"I want to show," I replied, "that our market gardeners have reason for
applying such apparently excessive dressings of rich manure to the
cabbage-crop. They find it safer to put far more manure into the land
than the crop can possibly use, rather than run any risk of getting an
inferior crop. An important practical question is, whether they can not
grow some crop or crops after the cabbage, that can profitably take up
the manure left in the soil."

Prof. E. Wolff, in the last edition of "Praktische Duengerlehre," gives
the composition of cabbage. For the details of which, see Appendix, page
345.

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