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October or November the roots can be lifted and 

 stored in clamps like Potatoes, but there must be 

 ample top covering to exclude air as parsnips shrivel 

 badly. There can be no question whatever that the 

 roots should be left as long as possible in the ground. 

 In gardens the surface soil of a portion of the crop can 

 be covered with litter to exclude frost and facilitate 

 lifting. These roots command a better sale in severe 

 winters than in others as they keep well, and to retard 

 growth in spring they are best lifted and placed in 

 trenches under a north wall. They are sold by weight 

 mostly and are in season from October to May when 

 given cool storage. 



TURNIPS. 



The best returns are obtained from early supplies 

 which are sent to market in bunches of a dozen and 

 later on are sold by weight in bags. It is advisable to 

 sow at least five times during the season for home 

 supplies, March for the early lot, August for the 

 winter roots to store and they may be treated as 

 advised for Beet, but avoid coarse roots which quickly 

 decay. A Turnip loses quality if large as it soon gets 

 soft. To get the best results it is well to sow the 

 summer crop in a cool quarter, the late one in an open 

 position, and to store in November. In packing, all 

 roots should be at the bottom of the basket. If they 

 are matured and sent with other vegetables for private 

 use or for sale they are sent in bags or sold by weight. 



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