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TURNIPS— WHEN TO SOW AND HOW 
T 3 Y SOWING seeds of extra early kinds (see p. 169) 
as soon as the ground can be put in shape in early 
spring, tender turnips may be gathered within sixty days 
after sowing. However, these early kinds do not keep 
well and hot weather, during July and August, is apt to 
produce bitter roots. For this reason the planting 
of turnips is generally abandoned by middle of May, to 
be resumed during July to produce roots for fall and win- 
ter. 
Seeds are of strongest germination and should be sown 
very thinly, on an average not more than two to an inch, 
which will cause the average packet to suffice for thirty 
feet of row, one ounce for 200 feet of row. The rows 
should be placed twelve to twenty-four inches apart, 
according to variety. The early sorts make but small 
tops and can be planted closer than later, larger sorts 
with more spreading tops. Seeds should be covered from 
one-quarter to one-half inch deep, according to soil. 
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