90 Teuck Geowing in the South. 



TUENIPS. 



This crop is not grown much for shipment, but it is a 

 valuable one for the local market. It is easily grown and 

 very hardy; produces heavily and is a money-maker fjr 

 the local market. Like beets, if tender roots are wanted, 

 quick growth must be had, and the crop must not be al- 

 lowed to be checked in its growth. Irrigation is essen- 

 tial to the production of first-class turnips. 



Vaeieties. 



The Purple Top Globe is the best all-round turnip. It 

 is large, handsome, and very tender. Prepare land thor- 

 oughly as for beets, and sow thinly in rows 20 inches apart 

 and leave about one plant to two inches at first pulling. 

 Take out every other plant, so as to give the one left more 

 room to grow. Sometime when the JSTorthem cabbage crop 

 is short it will pay to ship this crop to Southern markets 

 in January and February. It is very hardy and may b^ 

 grown in the lower South any time during the winter. 



EUTA BAGA. 



This plant differs very little from the turnip, except 

 that it requires a little longer time in growth and is sweeter 

 and keeps better. The same planting and cultivation 

 given to turnips will apply to this vegetable. 



