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TURNIPS 



AS ONE of the few vegetables that may be had the 

 year around, turnips have always stood high in 

 popular favor. Their growing offers no particular prob- 

 lems and they do well in all soils and sections, though they 

 thrive best in a rich, sandy loam during the cooler months. 



On the Pacific Coast, however, the use of turnips, kohl- 

 rabi, and allied members of the cabbage family is distinctly 

 limited to those seasons of the year when they may be 

 gathered in highly succulent condition and used quickly. 

 They are generally sown very early in the fall and through- 

 out the winter so as to become fit for use very early in the 

 spring. They do not thrive during summer heat and be- 

 come subject to disease during prolonged drouths. 



In common with radishes, to which they are closely 

 related, turnips offer a wide choice in sorts of different 

 shape, color, and season of maturity. They are partic- 

 ularly valuable as a late season crop, by means of which 

 the usefulness of the garden is extended up to frost. 



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