248 TUENIPS. 



The Yellow Stone and Aberdeen we sow two and 

 three weeks later, treating them in the same way as 

 Kuta Bagas. On very mellow ground we sometimes 

 sow the seed on the level, marking the rows three 

 inches wider, so as to give more room for the horse- 

 tools. 



The Cow-IIorn and Strap-leaf will yield more to 

 the acre when sown in rows ; biit, as a rule, farmers 

 sow these two kinds broadcast, because there is no 

 " bother " in cultivation. Last year a friend of the 

 writer raised eight hundred bushels of the Cow-Hom 

 on an acre. The seed was sown broadcast during 

 the first week in August, using only three-quartei-s 

 of a pound of seed. When sown broadcast and scat- 

 tered evenly, three-quarters of a poimd of fresh seed 

 will be foimd a full complement for an acre. 



In garden-culture, Turnip-seed should always be 

 sown in rows twelve or fifteen inches apart, and the 

 plants thinned to three or four inches apart in the 

 row. For table use, a medium-sized Turnip is pre- 

 ferable. 



Two ounces of seed, comprising two or three 

 sorts, will give enough for family use during the 

 Fall, Winter, and Spring. 



Harvesting. — In the latitude of New York, Tur- 

 nips are pulled in November, by hand, throwing 

 three or four rows together, the roots all one M-ay. 

 The tops are then cut off and the Turnips placed in 

 a root-cellar, or pitted, in the same way as Carrots 

 and Beets. If grown for stock-feeding, the white 

 kinds should be iised first. The yellow sorts and 

 Ruta Bagas can be kept, if necessary, until Spring. 



