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be two feet apart, so as to admit of horse-tools in 

 cultivation. We ridge the ground before sowing the 

 seed, in the same way and for the sa.me reasons as 

 recommended for Carrots. The seed is sown with a 

 machine, using one and a half pounds to an acre. 

 If the seed is fresh and the weather favorable, in 

 twelve days from the date of sowing the plants will 

 be up ; then a " root-cleaner " should be nui be- 

 tween the rows at once, running twice in each space. 

 This should be repeated in ten or twelve days. 



The cost of cultivation is trifling, if the ground 

 between the rows is disturbed often enough to pre- 

 vent the weeds from starting. " A stitch in time 

 saves nine ; " for, if neglected at this stage of growth, 

 the expenses will amount to five times as much, and, 

 at the same time, the crop will be lessened. 



When the plants are two or three inches high, 

 they may be thinned out to four inches apart in the 

 row. The thinning can be done more quickly by 

 one person going in advance of the others, with a 

 hoe four inches wide, and chopping oiit the young 

 Turnips, leaving three or four in a bimch every four 

 inches apart. These are removed by hand, allowing 

 only one to remain in a place. When timely care is 

 taken with Kuta Bagas, this is the only hand-labor 

 called for during their growth. It is frequently 

 recommended to sow the Kuta Baga in seed-beds, 

 and then, at the proper time in favorable weather, 

 transplant into rows at the distances named. We 

 liave tried this method time and again, and always 

 with the same result ; that is, an increased expenee 

 in growing this crop, under our management. 



