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TURNIPS— THE EARLIEST KIND 
T^\EPENDING on their character of growth, season of 
' maturing, and keeping qualities, turnips may be 
divided into three classes, early sorts, winter varieties, 
and rutabagas. The earliest sorts may be treated very 
much like early radishes and should be used promptly. 
Early White Milan and Early Purple Top Milan, as 
shown above, form decidedly flat bulbs which are best to 
eat while averaging two to three inches in diameter. They 
reach that size within sixty days after seeds are sown. 
Early Snowball is a perfectly round, smooth sort of similar 
season of maturity, but a slightly better keeper. 
ihese early turnips may be sown from early in April up 
to middle of May and again during July and up to middle 
of August where serious frosts do not occur until middle of 
October. I he average light frost does not injure turnips. 
While the roots grown during fall will be of firmer tex- 
ture than roots of the same kinds grown during the spring, 
none of the above three sorts keeps well. 
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