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sowing, though, may result in land lying idle for four 

 or five weeks in summer. Some farmers would not 

 object to this, as it gives them an opportunity of 

 partly summer-fallowing the land, but where the 

 object of fallowing either partly or wholly is to clean 

 the land, the writer's view is that fallowing is not 

 worth while. The land can be far better cleaned by 

 growing a crop like rape or hardy greens. 



Both giant rape and hardy greens require a fair 

 amount of moisture, and in districts of a rainfall of 

 over 30 inches, preference should be given to these 

 crops as compared with marrow stem kale and other 

 varieties of kale, especially in th* southern and 

 western areas of those counties, where the winters 

 are generally milder than in the northern and eastern 

 sections. 



HARDY GREEN TURNIPS 



Hardy green turnips, when broadcasted, have in 

 their manner of growth all the appearance of a hybrid 

 between white turnips and giant rape. The crop grows 

 a bulb like a turnip, and will grow a top of dense 

 foliage from three to four feet high, like rape. 



Like rape too, when sown under suitable conditions, 

 it is very quick-growing, and requires a fair amount 

 of moisture. It will not stand frost or dry weather 

 as well as the different varieties of kale. 



On the question of moisture, it may be remarked, in 

 passing, that once the plants are well established, 

 there is not much danger of their suffering from 

 drought, unless in exceptionally dry years. Even in 

 districts of low rainfall there is, in fact, generally in 

 late autumn, winter and early spring, more moisture 

 than the average farmer wants. 



