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When sold to canneries the crop is harvested in 

 bushel boxes and sent without much packing, but for 

 city markets it is carefully wiped, sorted and packed 

 in layers the stem end down, thus presenting a beauti- 

 ful appearance. Prices vary according to variety and 

 season from 50 cents to $2 or more per bushel. Cannery 

 prices are made for the season and range from 30 cents 

 to 70 cents per bushel. 



Varieties. 



Among the best varieties are the Acme, Beauty, Para- 

 gon, New Stone, Dwarf Champion, and Dwarf Stone. 



TURNIPS. 



This is a cheap crop generally grown on land cleared 

 of other crops late in the season. In good soil the 

 English varieties will mature when the seed is sown as 

 late as the i5th of August. It may be planted after 

 beets, peas, early sweet corn, cabbages, strawberries, 

 etc., and with little or no labor large crops may be 

 produced which are valuable for stock and poultry 

 feed, and to a limited extent for table use. They do 

 best when sown in drills but good crops are often 

 grown when sown broadcast. Superphosphate is espe- 

 cially valuable for the crop. The Swede, French and 

 Ruta Baga turnips require a longer season than the 

 English varieties. The seeds must be sown as soon as 

 July i, more cultivation given, and the plants thinned 

 to four to six inches apart in the drill. The latter are 

 grown for cattle and sheep, and to a limited extent for 

 table use. 



Varieties. 



Among the best English varieties are White Milan, 

 White Egg, White-top Strap-leaf, and Red-top Strap- 

 leaf. 



