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"run out" so quickly from lack of attention, tliat now some of tlie old 

 varieties are not at all what they were when first introduced. For 

 most purposes a smooth, solid, medium-size tomato of good quality is 

 desirable. 



Earliana : This is one of the earliest varieties. The fruit is small 

 to medium, bright red in color, and not very symmetrical or uniform. 

 The flesh is rather firm, juicy, and evenly ripened, not always evenly 

 colored. It is medium fine-grained and comparatively good quality. 

 This variety is popular with truckers for very early markets. 



Acme: This is an excellent old variety, medium in size, smooth,, 

 symmetrical, and very solid. It ripens and colors evenly. The flesh 

 is firm, fine-grained, and good quality. 



Beauty : The fruit is medium to large, s^anmetrical and uniform, 

 dull dark red in color. It ripens slowly and evenly. The flesh is solid, 

 fine-grained, and good quality. 



Globe: This variety is uniformly large and symmetrical, dull dark 

 red tinged Avith purple. The fruit ripens evenly. The flesh is very solid, 

 juicy, fine-grained, and good quality. 



Stone : The fruit of this variety is medium to large, smooth and 

 round. It ripens and colors evenly. The flesh is firm, fine-grained, and 

 good quality. 



Ponderosa : This is one of the largest tomatoes grown. The fruit 

 is dull light red, sometimes tinged with purple and unsymmetrical. 

 The flesh is firm, medium fine-grained, and good quality. The fruit is 

 too large for market purposes. 



NeAv varieties of tomatoes are being introduced by seedsmen every 



y^^^- TURNIPS. 



Ordinarily, it does not require any special skill or practice to grow 

 the turnip crop. It is one of the easiest vegetables grown. However, 

 like all other crops, it will show marked results from favorable condi- 

 tions. Sometimes early turnips can be raised at a profit for northern 

 markets. In that case the seeds are sown as early in spring as weather 

 conditions will permit in loose, rich, sandy or sandy loam soil. The 

 soil should be loose to produce smooth, round turnips, and rich to 

 secure a quick, continuous growth. Turnips grown slowly by reason of 

 poor land are likely to be woody, tough, and bitter. "New grounds" 

 are found to produce good turnips, as they are loose and comparatively 

 free from weed seeds and root maggots. Good turnips can be grown on 

 a wide range of soils if they are in good mechanical condition. 



As the physical condition of the soil determines to a large extent the 

 form of the root, thorough preparation is apparent. Unless the soil 

 is heavy, the preparation need not be particularly deep, but the part 

 in which the turnip is to grow ought to be well pulverized. The seeds 

 are sown broadcast or in rows, the latter being the method usually 

 practiced in growing early turnips. In this case the seeds are drilled 



