TURNIPS 
Packet 10c 
Planting Instructions: For the early 
crop, sow the seed as soon as the 
ground can be prepared; for the late 
crop, sow in the latter part of July 
or early in August. The rows may be 
12 to 18 inches apart or 26 to 30 if a 
horse cuitivator is to be employed. If 
one good seed is dropped every inch 
of furrow the stand should be satis- 
factory. 
Signs of the Zodiac and Their 
Accepted Influences 
‘? ARIES: Tends to dryness, barrenness. 
WHITE FLESHED VARIETIES 
The earliest varieties are the two 
Milan Turnips. These reach a size of 
2 to 3 inches in sixty days and it is 
at this size that they are best. 
EXTRA EARLY PURPLE TOP MILAN. 
The earliest in cultivation. Very flat, 
medium size, with a bright purple top; 
leaves few, short, and light of color. 
The pure white flesh is of choicest 
quality, hard, solid, and fine grained. 
It is an excellent keeper. 
EXTRA EARLY WHITE MILAN. Root 
small, very smooth, flat, entirely white, 
with a slender tap-root; leaves small 
and few, undivided, oval. 
PURPLE TOP STRAP LEAVED. The 
standard for this part of the country. 
The root is small or medium sized, very 
flat, quite smooth, pure white on the 
See Page 17 for Vegetable Seed Prices. 
@ lst QUARTER MOON, INCREASING 
—During lst Quarter of Moon plant the 
following: Asparagus, Broccoli, Brussels 
Sprouts, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Celery, 
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SEVEN TOP. 
underground part, and bright violet-red 
on the upper part. 
ARLY WHITE EGG. A quick-growing, 
egg-shaped variety. The flesh is very 
sweet, firm and mild, never having the 
rank, strong taste of some varieties. 
URPLE TOP WHITE GLOBE. An old 
favorite. Root large, quite round, white 
underground, and purple on the upper 
part for about one-half of the length 
of the root. 
The salad turnip. When 
sown in the early spring it produces 
greens very quickly. 
PURPLE TOP YELLOW RUTABAGA. 
The best variety of the Swedish turnip. 
It is hardy and productive, flesh is 
yellow, of solid texture, sweet and well 
flavored. Rutabaga requires more room 
and a longer period for its growth than 
the turnip. 
(25), Scorpio (M), or Pisces (3€). The next 
best signs are Taurus (0), Libra (©) 
and Capricorn (V3). 
Fairly good: for cultivating, spraying and 
weeding. 
6 TAURUS: Fairly productive. A good 
sign for planting root crops particularly 
potatoes and bulbous plants. 
TI GEMINI: Dry and barren. Not good 
for any kind of planting or transplant- 
ing. Kill noxious growths. 
°5 CANCER: Moist, very fruitful, most 
productive of the Zodiac. Planting and 
transplanting should yield good crops. 
Irrigate, bud, graft, transplant. 
§. LEO: Most dry and barren sign. Use 
only to kill weeds, destroy roots, etc. 
TR VIRGO: Moist but barren. Not rec- 
ommended for planting or transplanting; 
good for cultivating and destroying. 
== LIBRA: Fairly fruitful. Seed for hay 
corn, fodder, etc. Produces vigorous 
pulp growth, reasonable amount of 
grain. Good for flowers. 
™m SCORPIO: Next to Cancer in pro- 
ductiveness. Irrigate but do not dig 
potatoes. 
ft SAGITTARIUS: Generally considered 
barren but used by many for onions, 
seeding for hay, destroying weeds, etc. 
V8 CAPRICORN: Earthly, fairly produc- 
tive. Similar to Taurus but drier. Bulb- 
ous flowers, potatoes, tubers, root crops. 
xe AQUARIUS: Somewhat barren. Good 
only for cultivation and extermination 
of pests. 
}€ PISCES: Similar to Cancer so use for 
same purposes. Very productive. Do not 
dig potatoes. 
When fo Plant 
The tables at right show when the 
moon enters each sign of the Zodiac. 
It also shows the moon’s changes. 
Under each month, we show first the 
time at which the moon enters each 
SIGN (day of the month and hour of 
the day, Central Standard Time). Then 
we show the moon CHANGES (day and 
hour) for each month. 
Corn, 
Cucumbers, 
Endive, 
Kohlrabi, 
Leeks, Lettuce, Spinach, Barley, Oats, 
Rye, Wheat. 
) 2nd QUARTER, MOON INCREASING 
—During 2nd Quarter of Moon plant the 
following: Beans, 
Egg Plant, 
Melons, 
Peas, Peppers, Pumpkins, Squash, To- 
matoes, flowers, and cereals. 
When possible, plant seed while the 
Moon is in the fruitful signs of Cancer 
3rd QUARTER, MOON DECREASING 
—During 3rd Quarter of Moon plant 
the following: Beets, Carrots, Chicory, 
Parsnips, Potatoes, Radishes, Rutabagas, 
Onions, Turnips, Tubers. 
@ 4th QUARTER, MOON DECREASING 
—In 4th or Last Quarter of the Moon 
turn sod, pull weeds, and destroy nox- 
ious growths, especially when Moon is 
in barren signs, Gemini (LI), Leo (SV), 
Virgo (Mm) or Aquarius (*). 
Note: Time listings below are Central Standard Time. 
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