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very low rates from a dealer, as the tomato plant is probably more 

 easily raised than any other vegetable plant we grow. The most 

 popular kinds for market use are the Perfection and the Acme. The 

 Trophy was long a favorite, but is not now considered so desirable 

 as some of its newer competitors. Tomatoes for canning purposes 

 are usually grown in immense quantities, and by farmers rather than 

 gardeners. The profit over all expenses is generally not less than 

 $50 per acre, and occasionally when the crop is heavy as high as 

 $100 per acre. When grown for table use, in particularly favored 

 positions as to soil and shelter, and sold in the markets, a profit of 

 $300 per acre is not unusual. 



TURNIP. 



Although this vegetable has been treated in the chapter of this 

 work devoted to " root crops," yet its culture for a table vegetable is 

 somewhat different, and it may be well to allude to it here. Turnips 

 do best on highly enriched and light sandy or gravelly soils. Com- 



PURPLE TOP STRAP LEAP TURNIP. 



mence sowing the earlier varieties in April, in drills from twelve to 

 fifteen inches apart, if hand cultivation is used; if by horse cultivator, 

 two feet apart. Thin out as soon as the plants are large enough to 

 handle to six or nine inches in the rows. For a succession of crops 

 sow at intervals of a fortnight until the last week in July, from which 

 time until the end of August sowings may be made of the fall or main 

 crops. Turnips may be preserved until spring by cutting off the tops 

 at one inch from the bulb, and placing the roots in a cellar or pit 

 during the winter. For further particulars see chapter entitled 

 " Boot Crops for Farm Stock. " The quantity of seed required, which 

 should be put in by the drill, is about one pound to the acre. The 

 favorite kinds for early table use are the "White Egg and Purple Top 



