VALUE OF TURNIPS.
In a crop such as turnips, with their heavy, water content, this % question of •■ feeding,; value should not be overlooked: The percentage of l dry ;-. matter ';<& is the true .feeding ; value. The Analysis of swedes shows a content of 89.5 water,"; 7.]. * carbohydrates, 1.3 albuminoids, 0.2 fats, 1.3 fibre, and 0.6 ash. - A 22 ton crop giving 13 per -cent, i of dry matter is v equal to a. £3^tori^ crop ; giving • only 10 per cent. Abnormally large -roots generally possess ' a ; low feeding # value, and medium size roots •; will be found the most? i- profitable. ;>' To produce % the latter, of a high feeding value" is necessary to grow the turnips close ■ together and, cultivate. . i -
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18563, 22 November 1923, Page 12
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119VALUE OF TURNIPS. New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18563, 22 November 1923, Page 12
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