Budlong or Breadstone Turnip.
Ruta Bagas or Swedes.—The seed of ruta baga or Swedish turnip should be sown (in the latitude of Philadelphia) in July, a little earlier than the seed of the common turnip. The ground should be well enriched with rotted manure, the rows 2½ to 3 feet apart, the seed covered to the depth of half an inch, and the plants afterward thinned out so as to stand 6 or 8 inches apart in the row. The crop is almost always large and satisfactory.
Ruta Baga.—We recommend Myer's Purple Top Beauty and Budlong. For descriptions, see our "Garden and Farm Manual."
Myer's Purple Top Beauty Ruta Baga.
Storage.—Turnips of all kinds sell well in the winter markets, to say nothing of their high value as stock foods. They are easily preserved in root cellars, covered with sand, or in pits in dry soil, covered with straw and earth to prevent freezing.