The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1885-07-08
Turnips.
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The peripls for sowing the crops Of winter tnrn'Ps
will now soon he ut hand, ana II Is we'll t. cnl the nt-
trnli"n OF farmers tv the Importance Of this crpl.
lille %rutnbagas may be MAIDS ~ prVdncu fair crops
under favorable wealhr when planted even n. late Us
August, the best yields are always To b. hat rum the
sowing male cary In July. In order to have large.
tender roots II Is necessary that the plants should
have at least four months growth before they ,fre
ch, excl BY the trust VI the ALI, for rs soon us the
weather brcum,s culd, growth Is checked, and II Is
only In exceptionally mild winters that any increase
in. size Is attained after this. The land should DC
heavily manfred with the ~scrapings of the COW pen
most particularly. but ais" width any other manure y
not enough oi these can be- had then harrow and
level the land and wait until thrrc las been q guod
, rain. As snOn rs this has heen had, ubrut the fret of
July, lay of the land in rows two aud 0nc.halr feet
apart and SOW the seed very thin, coveilng with q
light hoe Or tho bnck OF q garden rake. As sn0n as
the plants ure well mp. run n small sweep or cultivatm
between the rows. being careful not to cover them.
II there ar any signs uf flies or other insects, the
plants should be sp;inklcd lightly With fine ashes or
land Plaster. As soon as q gool stand Is ASSURED, chop
, out u distance Of ten inclirs between the plants. The
crop should thrncefnrward DO worked with tho cult
va,or. usin: also the hoe. to keep the grass frum be.
tween the plants. II the ruu.baSas s"wn In July
shuuId fail frum unfavOrable weather., thero will he
time by the end Of August 10 make good the def
cheney with Yellow Abrrdecns, which are excellent
t%urniIs.
As food fr sheep aad cat.led. turnIps occupy the
fist place with oil slOck raisers nff0iding 4 large
amount OF nutritious food at the lowest cpst. For
mich cnws turnips can scarcely be surpas ell us prs
duclivc Of good milk. Tut oil varieties are hot equal
ly valuable. For instance. the white kinds caIse the
cows tn produce more milk than the yellow. but these
latter are more nutritious. In so great q degree 10 the
supply Of milk larger from cows on the white that
In the end; the supply VI butter Is larger fr.m the
same COW Lhan when they are fed on the yellow. II
is always best to plant both tho white and yellow VA
rieties, 81 that the cattle may be fed in the fall, first
Un the firmcr, and when these ae consumed, then;
on the latter. The yellow and more solid varietie:
; keep best Of all when housed.
The objection Is sometimes made to r%ntnbagas, thai
they impair a flavor to the milk. A lightly ~dlsasrrca.
bic flavor, 1t Is tue, l. sometimes given 10 milk and
butter when cows are fed on these thrnips, or TN car
ruts; but this can be entirely removed by putting In
each large pan a pinch Of saltletrr.
At the midday meal turnips may be given tn GOVT
raw, well washed and cut w., but ut morning ard
night o good mess Of cuokod food is preferable. o!
the descriptions Of cWDked food OF which turnips art
the ingredients. there are many kinds, hut o mixtur.
OF bran, cracked peas and turi,ips boiled tog. ther l,
probably the n,0st usual, and an excellent one. But
ter made from cows fed In this manner isas rich ant
OF rs fnc Aavor rs any that can b. produced In winter
by anp other means. Great care must be taken thai
the tnrnips be Qnite sound, and nll the drcayed leave:
be removed, rs they will impart In unpleasant fAvoI
~ the milk.
The Dairy Cow.
In the selection OF cnws for the dairy IL must b,
remembered that all cows are not equal adapted fo
the satnc PURPOSES. Fer some years cattle have beer
bred i"r special purposes, and the dairy man will maxi
q misInkv u he does Hot REGARD this fact. 1t Is wei
understood rs fundamental principle Of animal econ
umy that two distinct elements c4nnut 10 fully an,
successfully developed IN the same individual. 4
cuw that takes on flesh and fat freely cannot orilina
rily make q good mixer; and one making q large lib
eaI flow Of milk cannot at the same time, be q goa
animal for beef. The dairymnn who desires to reacl
both these ends must max. some compromise nf Lo,l
results; and. therefore, the question Of combination
must be wisely studied.
At the outsr, 1t must be determined for what pnr
pose the products of tho dairy can be inust ~proftabl.
used. II the %dairyman Is convenient to q town .
city that furnishes good ma krt for this purpose wi
be made profitable By the use ~ H"l>trin or Ayshir
cows. If the convenience do not justify this trade
and bnitrr Is to be the product, Jerseys or Guernsey
will bring the must profit, both because Of quantit