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TURNIPS THE EARLIEST KIND 



DEPENDING on their character of growth, season of 

 maturing, and keeping qualities, turnips may be 

 divided into three classes, early sorts, winter varieties, 

 and rutabagas. The earliest sorts may be treated very 

 much like early radishes and should be used promptly. 



Early White Milan and Early Purple Top Milan, as 

 shown above, form decidedly flat bulbs which are best to 

 eat while averaging two to three inches in diameter. They 

 reach that size within sixty days after seeds are sown. 

 Early Snowball is a perfectly round, smooth sort of similar 

 season of maturity, but a slightly better keeper. 



These early turnips may be sown from early in April up 

 to middle of May and again during July and up to middle 

 of August where serious frosts do not occur until middle of 

 October. The average light frost does not injure turnips. 

 While the roots grown during fall will be of firmer tex- 

 ture than roots of the same kinds grown during the spring, 

 none of the above three sorts keeps well. 



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