RUTABAGA 



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Turnips grown for late use generally come in as a 

 second crop after grain, strawberries, early potatoes, cab- 

 bage, or other crop that is off the land by the first of August, 

 since after this time a good crop of many varieties of late 

 turnips will mature before winter, though some of the 

 large kinds need to be sown earlier in the season. The 

 seed is sometimes sown broadcast just before a shower, 

 or else it is harrowed in. It is also grown in rows about 

 two feet apart and cultivated with a horse cultivator, or 

 the rows may be put nearer together and a hand cultivator 

 used. 



Varieties. Some of the best varieties of turnips are 

 Early Flat and Extra Early Milan, for early use; Red Top 

 Strap Leaf and White Egg or White Globe, for autumn use. 



Rutabagas, also called Swedish turnips, are grown in 

 the same manner as the common turnips, but require about 

 four weeks longer to attain 

 edible size, and, on this account, 

 should be planted by the mid- 

 dle of June or first of July. 

 They are grown in rows thirty 

 inches apart and cultivated 

 with a horse hoe. Rutabagas 

 are sometimes grown in beds 

 and then transplanted, but this 

 is seldom, if ever, done with 

 turnips. 



The seeds of both turnips 

 and rutabagas are so smooth and 

 fine that they are generally sown too thick. Mixing 

 the seed with flour is a good way to prevent its running 

 too rapidly through the seed sower. The crop 

 should be allowed to stay in the ground until the 



Fig. 88. Rutabaga. 



