QUESTION ANSWERED.
THOUSAND-HEADED KALE. " Subscriber," Nelson, writes:—" I want to try thousand-headed kale for my lambs during, the summer and have the'-crop for next spring for my owes with lambs, and should fool much obliged for the following information (1) Must the ground be very rich for kale? (2) When should it bo sown? (3) Do heavy frosts affect or kill the plants ?'i (4) How much seed should be drilled in (with manure) to the aero? (o) Is the crop fed oif in a similar way to rape?" Answer: A crop grown for and fed to the lambs this summer will not make new growth satisfactory for the lambs of nest- spring. Separate crops need to bo sown. (1; Yes. (2; September to cud of November. (3) No. (1) Same as for turnip 3, varying with state of tilth. Should not be tried at all on rough land.. (5) Yes, but, will stand closer folding if a good crop.
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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 306, 19 September 1908, Page 3
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