ROOT CROPS. 209 



Distribution. — The distribution o£ fall turnips 

 Is much the same as that of rutabagas (see Page 

 203 ) . But fall turnips may be grown further south 

 than the former, especially when grown late in 

 the season. 



Place in the Rotation. — The place of fall tur- 

 nips in the rotation is essentially the same as that of 

 rutabagas, when they are grown in drills and culti- 

 vated (see Page 203). Since they may be sown 

 later in the season, where the climate is suitable, 

 they may not infrequently be raised as a "catch 

 crop," and after various crops, as, for instance, har- 

 vested hay, grain or early potatoes, but never in the 

 absence of moisture. 



Soil. — The soil for fall turnips is about the 

 same as that which will be found adapted to ruta- 

 bagas (see Page 204). The former will grow bet- 

 ter, relatively, in what may be termed humus soils, 

 hence they grow better than rutabagas in the black 

 loam soils of the prairie. 



Preparing the Soil. — The soil is usually pre- 

 pared for fall turnips in the same way as for ruta- 

 bagas, when the crop is given cultivation (see Page 

 204). But when it is thus grown as a catch crop, 

 much attention should be given to the retention of 

 moisture in the soil. When sown in a grain crop 

 the preparation of the soil will be the same, of 

 course, as that given to it in preparing it for 

 the grain. 



Sowing. — When fall turnips are sown with a 

 view to feeding them as soiling food in the early 

 autumn, or to harvesting the crop for autumn feed- 

 ing, the directions given for sowing rutabagas will 

 equally apply to the fall varieties (see Page 205). 

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