TURNIPS 215 



yellow flesh, and are extremely solid. They keep 

 well through the winter and are much favored in 

 the north. 



Culture. — Turnips for immediate use may be 

 planted as soon as radishes or beets, or when the 

 ground is soft and mellow. Those for winter use 

 should not be planted till July, as long growth will 

 make them tough. 



Make the ground soft and fine. If a crop has al- 

 ready grown there, add a pound of commercial 

 fertilizer for each twenty-foot row and rake it in. 

 Sow the seed thinly, not more than two to the inch. 

 It is quick to sprout and of strong growth. In the 

 spring, plant it in furrows a half inch deep, making 

 them a full inch deep when the sun is hot in July. 



Cultivate to keep the soil loose and the weeds out. 

 When the plants are two inches high, thin out, leav- 

 ing them four or five inches apart. 



The turnip family is not likely to suffer from any 

 pest or disease. 



When the frosty days approach, gather the crop 

 and put it down cellar in a cool spot. It keeps bet- 

 ter if covered with Hght loam or sand. Frost does 

 not hurt turnips, if they are to be used right from the 

 ground, but they keep better if untouched by frost. 



