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rarely justify its being grown as a special crop by 

 itself. It is almost universally grown as a catch 

 crop after some earlier and more profitable crop 

 has come off the land. The turnip frequently fol- 

 lows early potatoes, early cabbage, or early beets. 

 It is grown chiefly as a fall crop, but is sometimes 

 sown early to be harvested and sold in the bunch 

 form during early summer and handled in the same 

 way as beets or radishes. 



The turnip requries a cool, moist climate, and, 

 therefore fits into autumn conditions very well in 

 most localities. It is comparatively hardy so far 

 as frosts are concerned, and will continue to grow 

 until severe freezing weather. 



Any soil producing good crops of potatoes, cab- 

 bage or beets will produce good turnips. The soil 

 is rarely ever fertilized directly for this plant. 



Seeding is usually done by broadcasting over the 

 thoroughly fined and well-prepared soils after for- 

 mer crops have been removed. About the first of 

 July is the normal season for sowing the seed in the 

 North. From six to ten weeks are required for maturity 

 under normal conditions. Special care should be 

 taken to avoid overseeding. It is a common prac- 

 tice to mix the seed with ashes, road dust or other 

 similar material in broadcasting. The seeds should 

 be covered by light raking after sowing. 



When grown as an early spring crop it is common 

 to sow them in drills and cultivate as with beets. 

 The fall crop should be removed from the soil be- 

 fore severe freezing occurs. They may be stored 

 as already described for potatoes and other root crops. 



The rutabagas or Swiss turnips are similar to the 

 white type in their climatic and soil requirements. 

 They require a longer season, however, and should 

 be sown at least a month or six weeks earlier than 



