PHILIPPINE AGRICULTURE 



Planting and Culture of Beets. All of these plants should 

 be planted in rows 30 cm apart, the seeds i cm deep, 

 covered by very fine soil. The young plants should be 

 15 cm apart in the rows. The beet, 

 turnip, and parsnip will soon become 

 crowded ; and then every second plant 

 should be removed and eaten. 



The turnip and radish grow best on 

 lighter soil. For parsnips the ground 

 must be especially deep; therefore, 

 they are a dry-season crop. Turnips, 

 radishes, mustard, and cabbages are 

 nearly related plants, and have the same 

 FIG. 49. Turnip diseases and enemies. 

 In the Normal School garden in Manila, the average 

 time between planting and harvesting root crops was: 

 radishes, 51 days; turnips, 60 days; beets, 71 days; car- 

 rots, 75 days. Cincomas is a Philippine root 

 crop which belongs in the legume family of 

 plants. In the Normal School garden it was 

 harvested in 68 days, but was not mature. If 

 the roots are left a long time in the ground, 

 they cease to be sweet, as most of the sugar 

 in them is changed to starch. 



Onions. The part that we eat grows in the 

 ground but is not a root. In the Philippines 

 the onion thrives only in the dry season. The onion plant 

 reproduces poorly by seed. Its relative, the garlic or 

 bauang, is a more important crop here. 



FIG. 50. Radish 



