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cover by lightly rolling the ground. Of course no 

 subsequent cultivation is given. The yield is often 

 very good when seed is sown in this way, but row 

 culture is usually more certain and satisfactory. 

 One ounce of seed will sow about 200 feet of drill. 

 Use about two pounds to the acre, either broadcast 

 or in rows. For horse cultivation space the rows 

 two feet and a half apart. Early turnips are some- 

 times bunched like beets, or they may be topped 

 and sold in barrels, baskets, etc. Consult your mar- 

 ket's requirements. The late crop should be gath- 

 ered before hard freezing begins, topped and sold or 

 stored. 



Varieties : Purple-top Strap-leaf, Early Milan, 

 Flat Dutch, Early Munich, Purple-top White Globe, 

 etc. 



Some Other Root Crops. — Sugar beets are 

 grown in some localities, under contract, for beet- 

 sugar factories, and the varieties used are known to 

 be especially rich in sugar contents ; they are grown 

 the same as other beets, but are sold by the ton. 

 Mangel-wurzel is a mammoth species of coarse 

 beet which grows partially above ground and is well 

 liked as a stock food. Rutabaga, or Swedish turnip, 

 is usually grown as a food for stock. None of the 

 three foregoing varieties are, strictly speaking, gar- 

 den vegetables. 



Digging and Storing Root Crops. — Roots may 

 be dug out or pulled out ; but if the crop is large 

 or the roots long, I find that it is easier to plow 

 them out. For storing or shipping in the fall, the 

 roots should dry in the sun until the soil will shake 

 from them, and the tops should be cut off, about 

 an inch above the crown. Then haul to pit, cellar 

 or packing house. Be careful not to bruise when 



