138 KITCHEN-GARDENING. 



hundred bushels of handsome Turnips, which is more than is 

 generally taken from an acre of land cultivated in the ordi- 

 nary way. 



If seed of the Russia or Swedish Turnip be sown in drills, 

 any time in the month of July, or even early in August, they 

 will produce fine roots towards the end of October, provided 

 the land be rich and sandy, or a light loam and the cultivation 

 be thorough. This kind of turnip must be hoed and thinned 

 to the distance of twelve or fifteen inches from each other. If 

 cultivated in the field, frequent cultivation between the rows 

 will be beneficial, and cause the plants to grow luxuriantly. 



With many persons the Turnip is a favorite vegetable. 

 In England, a leg of mutton and caper sauce is considered, by 

 epicures, as but half a dish without mashed Turnips. To cook 

 them uniformly, they should be cut in pieces of equal size, 

 after they are pulled, and after being boiled tender, let them be 

 taken up and pressed as dry as possible ; at the same time, let 

 a lump of butter and a due proportion of Cayenne-pepper and 

 salt be added, and beaten up with the Turnips until properly 

 mixed. Use the natural gravy from the meat unadulterated, 

 and such condiment as may be most esteemed. 



REPELLING THE TURNIP-FLY. 



Previous to sowing Turnip-seed, the gardener should procure 

 a suitable quantity of lime, soot, or tobacco-dust, so as to be 

 prepared for the attacks of insects. Turnip-seed will some- 

 times sprout within forty-eight hours after it is sown ; and 

 frequently whole crops are devoured before a plant is seen 

 above ground. A peck of either of these ingredients, mixed 

 with about an equal quantity of ashes, or even dry road-dust, 

 scattered over the ground, morning and evening, for the first 

 week after sowing the seed, will be sufficient for an acre of 

 ground, provided the composition be used in such a way that 

 the wind will carry it over the whole plot. But as the wind 

 often changes, this end may be effected by crossing the land in 



