Soiling Crops for Sheep. 187 



TURNIPS. 



The tnrnip in England has become a regular rota- 

 tion crop, and takes the place of corn in this coun- 

 try, i.e., first turnips, second barley, third wheat, 

 fourth grass or pasture. The varieties mostly used 

 for feeding stock are the White Norfolk, Yellow 

 Aberdeen, Swedish, and Dale's Hybrid, "which 

 latter is a hardy, succulent vegetable, much relished 

 by stock, and in no respect injured by the severest 

 winter." It is sometimes sown broadcast, but is 

 found to pay better when sown in drills and culti- 

 vated. Turnips may be sown from the last of May 

 till the second week in July. 



These are the principal soiling crops for sheep, in 

 connection with the other forage crops which have 

 been considered under the general head of soiling 

 crops, especially oats and peas, lucern, vetches or 

 tares. 



