SUCCESSFUL TURNIP CROPS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXIX, Issue 104, 23 June 1911, Page 6

SUCCESSFUL TURNIP CROPS.

■ Messrs Young, Hobbs and Co. are 'receiving _ reports from all parts of the district, telling of the wonderful success of GASTONS’ TURNIPS for which the firm are Taranaki agents. _ Tito results of the Toko Farmers Union Competition is good proof of what Carton’s superlative Swede can do as both, lust and second prizes, wore gained by Farmers who grew this variety. The winner was Mr Evan. Jones (not S. Jones as previously reported) with Air W. Wmr second and only half a point behind Both those gentlemen state that although the weight judged only vent just over 231 tons to the acre, it must ho remembered that the 1 tamos weighed were not taken from the thickest part by any means, and they both estimate their crops to aveiage well over 30 tons, per aero. In a plot of 5 acres Mr Weir weighed close on 500 square yards, and the crop averaged just <»n 3! tons per acre and he invited farmers to visit his paddock dining the next week or so and see'for themselves the insult of sowing this, famous Miglrfnroof swede, Other .successful growers of Garton’s root crops this season include. Messrs JB. Whitt.an, Ngaire; W. Colson, Pembroke Road; T. Wolih, AVarwick Road; Bragniap Bros., Bird Road; J. Jago, Cross Road; C. and E. Cox, and Jackson, Pembroke Road. In fact, everywhere these seeds have been sown the results have been highly satisfactory, and farmers are already placing their orcars for next season.

The firm’s exhibit at the Dominion Show in Hawera should he very interesting, as they intend slimying a number of exhibits of turnips and other roots taken from crops of Garton’s seeds, and farmers would do well to see this part of the Show.*