The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1861-07-25
Give US :. Good Oror Of Turnips.

Safe US - 5000 crop OF EuFn1pss
The root crops of Great Britain form the basis Of
her agricultural prosperity constituting as they do
the best winter feed for hor large stock of animals
intended for the meat market, and also completing
thatsystem ofrotation without which her husband
ry must inevitably fail
In this country, too, they are beginning to Sc
cure share Of the attention they Deserve and are
annually growing more and more in favor with in
telligent farmers
But 1t is not our purpose Just now to discuss the
value OF root crops in genoral-simply to urge the
importance Of doing what we can this very month
to make up tor the deficiencies which now appea,
certain IN the cereal crops Of this pant of the coup
try.
Ii in England the Turnip is esteemed tbers,beo,
anchor of her husbaodry, is it not reasonable r.
presume that it may be made profitable to us. For
the fattening Of cattle aud sheep there is scarcely
anything better, and the amount thai may be grown
upon gwen area OF and with good preparation
and proper cultivation renders it one Of the most
economical of all our crops-aud this too inda
pendent OF the advantage it brings in the improve.
ment OF the soil for grass and grain crops.
THE VARIETIES
Are numerous, but all may be- classified into The
S~ediSA and The Common. Some authors turtle,
divide The Common into Yellow and White.
SWedtsh I@rHlpS are characteristics as n clas.
from the Common by tie tarker color of ~;
leaves which are almost blush; by the greater a.
hdlty vt the ROOF; by ST. wer growth ana the aha
NY 10 resist trosts; by containing less water anc
being more nutritous-thoueh fhei. tendonoy :
to produce fat rather than milk ms c,,,1,oraJ ;.p
me common varieties by being less LAXATIVE i,
their elect upon ANIMALS; and by LEAVING The 81,
IN peter condition toI wheat This is the verdict
OF Morton, and other English authors and onr on,
experience warrants its end ~"
The -ommoh varieties yield "a larger a,oo,,r+ NO..
acre ana are much better adapted t. table nse l.
rms latter respect the white Russ an" is so SIM,
Iior to all others we have ever tried that ,ea ~
not leave the subject If varieties witbont nro;,
all who have not tested it to do SO.
there Is no soil SO good for turnips as q deo,,
nch' ana caicte.ous time ben ,iug) sandy loan
one which furnishes the required vegetable an,
mineral matter, aud at the same tino n ,, 49,
penetrabie bed for the unresyraine5 49,, Po.
of the tubers heavy clay soil esna;oI t;s i,el
and cold is the poorest Soils of an intor, !,
character Will vary, of course in produet,vena.
according 10 the presence or absence of the ouaI,
Ties above named. 9""i'
Generally there is 100 little pains taken in nv,
pairing the soil tor a crop OF iurnips Tho ola rftt
cd OF very carelessly blowing sowing without IN,
application of particle of manura - r,att l. vi
poor the soil, is yet too common NO'
Some of our best adapted viro;r ,o;Is MAJ -
quire no manure, bus there are few tbot Will
be benefited after having crOnned favv -, ~
win NhSht anu OlueI cereals. Ii0ht SANDY
heavy clay soils should be iberaII1, snrIed anu
t BARNARD mannre those in which vegetable mat at
with custic lime. " " ~ SUI
, bG9s Dust is very valuable manure srdifsr
,,sast 5es tp small amount win accomplish
"eIt ul''iiou o. seeding is with the drill =
& T. of snita6le quite commonly in use for grain
II Oh sul!aole construction can he reo5i - -
ted 70 turnlp seed Resides The convep@ncs o 81
POSTING mineral mauures with the seed ard IL
getting me iu and direct effect Of sucb
urls atiord much better opportunity for
ous, cniivatiug and gathering Ons TEAM ,ui.
sooU uTlu can easily seed ten or twelve scs IN -;
he s%o and half pounds OF seed per acre wi
vest and sno, ~ WI answer well after wheat bsr
Svty ia a." tb euen dede have not done their fat,
proprety be d% raU of grain NAV, with great
turnips. P'" 'o' liberal crop of
Inc twenty fifth Of JuJv
Sow your tunips. wet ~ a.
sdoubtless rather arbitrary rule ~
n1Gk,ng, tnc twentieth to the last OF , generally
viii include the best PERIOD Ms EaI .n,s month