Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-06-11
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of al root crups groNn Tor general
fessiinC PurIro-e. on the farm. the SWe,i-
ish turuip or ruts-haga. l. one II the
hcst. u can D. grown cheaper than any
other root crop. and works into the GYM
rral farm rutstion better than any other T.
u can D. TEL o. al farm stock. from
chickens to hor-e-. II NAV safely b.
fe,l a. soOn ~ harvested and continued
tili grass comc- IN ths spring. Crups ~
>vc,les ~ medium Weld NAV h. grown
at low cost. SiN o. sssy-n hundrcd hush
-. per acrv l. fair Yield. With average
sou and good culture. The crop l.
grown In the same field with corn and po-
tatos-, changing every wear, aud usually
uu sod ground. spring ploWel. The en-
tirv field \ first ploSs-i ami fitted. then
r"tatoes ami corn arr planted, and the
>we,is. last. But the SWs,lc. do not
nc',i planting until about a month after
the corn. and thus time l. given to spring
falloV The tuulp gruund. fr,e u mcas-
umhly from wessis and pat II iu fine
tilth. II IL t-est not o. manure the turnip
-ruuud unless With superphosphlie
lietween thr lOth aud tHh ~ June Z. the
tight time On suN The >wrirs-ccrtalnl,
nu; earlier I'm thr latitude ~ Western
New York. Make .urr ~ gcod .c,.i.
fhe IDEAL turuip .. thin-ucckel, ruuni.
.mnoth. harir,s0t, that viii weigh frvm
four o. ten bounds.
Mark the gruuni Que way With ruws
twe-an,l-oue-htlf fe~i apart. Ridge
slightly. sn the cultisatnr may D. put Ia
earlier. aud soN tn ssed with the drill
as nearly two inche. apart AZ possible.
~slegt a growing time vhen tn moisture
u lust right Zoe prompt spvuting
Not having put on harn-yard MANURE.
aud having killel one 90 two crups ~
vc,,ls by spring falioving heforv SOW
ing. The Nr.-is arr not likely a. trouble
much A. soon ~ the rows ar Visihlr
put ln the cultisatuf. WHEN the plants
trr high enough cultivate ani thin With
the hor, chopplng uut tl'r plants 80 ilIry
sill stand NO nearer I'm the rOW than
twelve 90 dfircn inch-.. On this thin
ming depends hfgvly the outcumc ~ the
crop. po 10 rrmorselcssly THE work
sith neW hani will require some
pluck. When crlNu the turulp tops vill
cotrr ~ sruund Cultivate frequently
tlll the gruNth - top. stops yuu. u
uucht not to Cr.t morv to grlN an acre
20 ~we,lc. than an acrr "a I-nisioes.
rler- b. knsck in harvesting which
ave- eNI-n.e. iuur ruNs ~ runts
.houh hs pallet and thr1s "a into a wind
row In ths miidls st,ac-.
t'lll tNo ross ~ q time. grasplnc ths
tops With thr lrft hani, AMI, a. thr ruoi
l. sWung to east lt with ihr Others, cat
ihs top wiih The stroke ~ h-aSy knife
in ihr right hand. ani lei the root hll
iu the windruN aud the top on the
gruund. between two Windows 10
r,suts 10 fuur rnUs each wagon can D.
driven. and the r,scts pitched in hy hand,
not u.iug q ha.krt. n L. more work o.
load AMI haul a crop frum thr Held and
.ior, % than to pail snd top Il.
Cool storage b. ~.seutial. Beware ~
heat. lflua harm crllar l,sok to ths svnti-
lat.on. \ hiils fr,.t ou the fuots in thr
cellar BAL winter will do uo hurt, ani u l.
Tar .afrr than heat with cuus~lueui
growth. mold. AMI perhaps decay \
ha.smeut in Whirh .eyk l. krpt can
ra.ii, b., made warm enough o. winter
~Wr.lc.. Large quautitir. shouid not
d. .tor.sl Boz thr hpu.r cellar. They
.houli o. a. cun,rnirnt Ca the feeding
place. as ro.sihle. ami guei rput cut
frr L. u.,,sis.i Icsi them Q" poultry.
hnr.. .hevp. cattle ani hnrsrs. Vel
frrely tu stock. aud thsY arv NOT uuNel-
.suis on thr tahlr.-tor. American ~
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