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TTTENIPS. 



HEXAMER PEONG- 

 HOE. 



before sowing the seed. When 

 a Summer crop of Potatoes has 

 been grown, one ploughing, in 

 most instances, will suffice ; but, 

 otherwise, two ploughings will 

 be found to give the most sat- 

 isfactory returns. The time of 

 sowing for the main crop will 

 depend on the location and the 

 kind to be grown. At our farm 

 in New Jersey, we sow the Ruta 

 Baga from the 20th of June un- 

 til the 15th of July, as the case 

 may be. 



With the Yellow Stone, Aber- 

 deen, Long White Cow-Horn, and 

 Strap-leaf Eed-Top, we sow them 

 in the order named ; in relation 

 to time, from the middle of July 

 to the 1st pf September. The 

 last-named sort, which is very 

 extensively grown, will, on well- 

 prepared soil, attain full size in 

 much the shortest time. In 1866 

 we sowed a field of this kind be- 

 tween the 10th and 15th of Sep- 

 tember, and in ninety days we 

 gathered a fine crop of Turnips. 



In growing Turnips for mar- 

 ket or for feeding-purposes, the 

 Ruta Baga is most highly valued. 

 This variety is always grown in 

 rows ; in field-culture they should 



