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pal sorts raised for early bunching, and are certainly as 

 good as any. 



The proceeds per acre of a good piece of turnips is 

 about the same as of beets, and tiie cost ot raising is 

 about the same, but on the whole they are not as sure 

 a crop as beets, as they are quite liable to become 

 rough, scabby, and wormy, and consequently worthless. 



For fall use, the seed may be sown any time from 

 July I St to August 20th, and they are often sown with 

 grass seed, using about half a pound per acre broadcast 

 with the grass. Grown in this way, their leaves serve 

 as a protection and a help to the grass plants as soon 

 as they commence to start. 



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Purple Top White Globe. Red Top Strap-Leaved. 



The fall crop is marketed by the bushel, either in the 

 fall or during the winter as wanted, and may be stored 

 either in cellars or pits. For this crop, the Purple Top 

 \\'hite Globe, the White lop Strap-Leaved and the 

 Red Top Strap-Leaved are quite desirable varieties. 



The Ruta Bagas are almost wholly grown c,s a farm 



