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3. Seedlings with two or three true leaves. 



4. Seedlings when cotyledons are withered. 



5. A true leaf. 



6. A flower. 



7. A fruit. 



THE STORY. 



Tell or write the story of your experience in growing toma- 

 toes. Calculate your profits, comparing expendi- 

 tures with value of fruit harvested. What other 

 profits ? 



Turnips 

 GROWING OUT-DOORS. 



1. Sow the seed sparsely in a shallow drill, covering with 



not more than one-half inch of soil. 



2. In a few days the young seedlings will appear; then the 



soil surface between the rows should be stirred with 

 a rake to keep the ground loose and free from weeds. 



3. When the first true leaf is developed, weed the rows and 



thin the plants to about one inch apart. 



4. Subsequent treatment is simply frequent tillage, and 



perhaps an additional thinning to prevent too great 

 crowding of the roots. 



5. Pull the turnips when they are large enough for table 



use and before they get hard and stringy. 



RECORD OF GROWTH. 



1. Seed: size, shape, and color. Date of planting. 



2. Date of coming up. Appearance of seedling. 



3. Date of first hoeing, of first weeding and thinning. 



