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elastic, as it does when harvested as soon as it has 

 obtained its growth. 



TURNIPS. The turnip is of many varieties. 

 They are sometimes called fall turnips, because 

 they are more commonly fed in the autumn, whereas 

 the Swedish varieties are more commonly fed at a 

 later period. They are characterized by differences 

 in the size, shape and color of 

 the bulb, and by the habit of 

 growth in the top. Com- 

 pared with rutabagas they 

 are flatter in shape, they 

 grow more quickly and more 

 above the ground and are 

 less firm in flesh, hence they 

 cannot be kept so long when 

 harvested. They are more 

 frequently grown to provide 

 forage than rutabagas, be- 

 cause of their quick-growing 

 properties, and because it 

 would not be so remunera- 

 tive to harvest a crop that 



keeps but for a short time. gggg: growinff in " this 

 Sometimes they are raised 



for forage by sowing the seed in drills and cul- 

 tivating the plants, but more frequently they are 

 sown for this purpose in the grain fields. They 

 furnish forage for all farm animals, but are best 

 adapted to sheep and swine. To provide forage 

 they are commonly sown with a winter grain crop, 

 as wheat or rye ; or with a spring grain crop, as 

 wheat, oats or barley. But they should not ordina- 

 rily be sown with a grain crop that has also been 

 sown with grass seeds, for the pasturing in the 



TURNIP 



The turnip is the fa- 

 vorite root of sheep. Its 

 use as a field crop is 



