THESE experiments, Bays Mr. H. K. Vicroy, orchardist and gardener, were made on poor land, lightly manured with coarse horse manure and plowed under about eight inches deep. They were planted the same day, May 8, 1872, and received the same care.

The gross weight given is that of the whole plant above the stalk, the net weight that of the cabbage with the leaves trimmed off ready for market.

The following list, in the order of ripening, have done well in the market garden and vicinity; a few Little Pixie for very early - to small for profit - Jersey Wake field, Early Wyman, Falter's Improved, Winningstadt, and Schweinfurth.

Winningstadt is very solid, from the time it begins to head to maturity, and is very valuable, on this account, as it will do to market before it is ripe.

Six plants of each were set out, but as one or two plants died, in some cases, the following averages are not all made from six heads:

Varieties.

Matured.

Grow Weight.

Net Weight.

Loss.

lb.

oz.

lb.

oz.

lb.

oz.

pr. ct.

Dwarf Loch.......

July

23

4

1

2

12

i

5

32.3

Early Dwarf Savoy......

"

3

7 3/4

1

12 1/4

i

11 1/2

50.

Early Wyman.......

Aug.

10

4

12 1/2

3

14 1/8

14 1/2

18.

Enfield Market.......

"

5

7 5/8

4

1

i

6 1/2

25.8

Early Blood Red......

,,

4

15 5/8

3

2 1/2

i

13 1/2

37.1

Jersey Wakefield......

"

1

6

4 1/2

4

1 1/2

2

3 1/3

35.1

Little Pixie.........

July

23

2

6 1/4

1

11

11 1/3

21.5

Large Oxheart.........

"

5

5 1/2

3

13

1

8 1/2

28.5

Large York........

"

4

7 7/8

3

5 1/2

1

9 2/3

35.7

Schweinfurth......

Aug.

1

6

9 1/8

4

13 1/2

1

11 1/2

26.1

Sugar Loaf......

"

5

10

3

9

2

l

36.6

Winningstadt......

"

10

6

13 1/8

3

15 1/2

2

13 1/2

41.7

Wheeler.......

"

10

2

15 1/2

1

6 1/3

1

9 3/8

53.2