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New York AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. 597 
Turnips. 
The turnips were grown on soil occupied during the early part 
of the season by radishes. After the radishes were removed a 
liberal dressing of well rotted stable manure was plowed under. 
The ground was made mellow and the seed was sown about an 
inch deep in drills eight inches apart. The young plants were 
thinned to six inches apart in the row, after which they were 
given two or three light applications of a mixture of wood ashes 
and bone meal, the total application for the season being at the 
rate of about one hundred and fifty pounds per acre. The sur- 
face of the ground was kept mellow and free from weeds during 
the season. The following varieties were grown: 
