. 1916 Griffith and Turner Co. : farm and garden supplies. For early use, sow the small sorts as soon as the ground can be workedin the spring, in drills 14 inches apart, the Rutabagas 30 inches. As theseed is very fine, it should be covered but slightly, excepting in very dryweather. Select light, and if possible, new soil and manure with plasterand ashes or phosphates. Should the young plants be troubled with in-sects, a sprinkling of slug shot will be beneficial. For fall and winter usethe early kinds should be sown, from the middle of July to the middle ofAugust, and the Rutabagas from the
. 1916 Griffith and Turner Co. : farm and garden supplies. For early use, sow the small sorts as soon as the ground can be workedin the spring, in drills 14 inches apart, the Rutabagas 30 inches. As theseed is very fine, it should be covered but slightly, excepting in very dryweather. Select light, and if possible, new soil and manure with plasterand ashes or phosphates. Should the young plants be troubled with in-sects, a sprinkling of slug shot will be beneficial. For fall and winter usethe early kinds should be sown, from the middle of July to the middle ofAugust, and the Rutabagas from the middle of June to the first of July,using from one to one and a half pounds of seed to the G-. & T. Improved Purple Top Rutabagfa. Eed or Purple Top Plat Strap-Leaved turnip. A very early strap-leaved variety, very extensively used for the leaves are few, entire, upright in The roots are flat, of me-dium size, purple or dork red above ground, white below. The flesh iswhite, fine grained and tender. Roots when in best condition for table useare about two and one-half inches in diameter, but can be grown muchlarger for stocl-c feeding. This sort is also known as Early Red Top,Strap-Leaved. Pkt., 5c. 14 Lb., 15c. 14 Lb., 20c. 1 Lb., 35c. YELLOW ABESDESN, or SCOTCH YP-LLOWâThis is a highly ap-proved Cattle Turnip, attaining a large size. It is solid, nutritious, a goodkeeper, and in eveiy respect i-eliable. Pkt., 5c. 1/4 Lb., lOc. Yz Lb., 15c. Lb. 30c. LABCri: AMBSB, or YELLOW GLOBEâGrows to a large size; fleshvellow, firm and fine-grained. Excellent for either table use or feedingstock. Pkt., 5c. Yi I-TJ-. 10c. Y2 Lb., 15c. Lb., 30c. SEVEM TOPâ
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