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of this furrow, and run a wheelbarrow upon the 

 seed. This ''firms" the soil on the seed and sifts fine 

 soil behind the wheel upon the seed. The seed will find 

 enough moisture at the bottom to supply that necessary 

 for germination and is protected from excessive heat. It 

 is often very difficult to secure a stand if sown in the 

 usual way in dry seasons. I have used the wheelbarrow 

 upon the seed in the furrow for twenty years, and have 

 never failed to secure a stand, no matter how dr^' the 

 soil was. If the soil is quite moist, the wheelbarrow 

 should not be used. Sow rutabagas in July and August, 

 and the rough -leaved kinds in August and September. 

 A cheap way to grow salad for winter is to sow the seed 

 in August in corn that has been cultivated clean, and 

 simply rake them lightly in with the garden rake. The 

 partial shade afforded by the corn facilitates the germi- 

 nation of the seed. The old Sovfhern Sevenfop, now sold 

 under the name of Sonthern Prize, is best for this pur- 

 pose. The Seventop sold by northern seedsmen is not 

 worth sowing. This Southern Prize sown in drills in 

 June and thinned, like rutabagas, to one foot in the 

 drill, produces roots of immense size. A few plants 

 having multiple tops should be transplanted and kept 

 to produce seed. The varieties grown for the roots will 

 usually give more satisfactory results from seed grown 

 further north, but if salad is the principal object, 

 home-grown seed is to be preferred. 



The turnip, being a biennial plant, stores up food the 

 first year in the root to produce the seed -stalk the next 

 spring. The roots, therefore, can be saved through the 

 winter and transplanted to some convenient spot for 



