. American farmers' manual. Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Farms Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs. 38. MANGEL WURZEL. Mangels are the most important of all root crops for feeding, and may be grown in any part of the American continent on fairly good farm land; all that is necessary is good cultivation. The best soil for Mangels is loose, friable loam and deep plowing. If expedient, follow the plow with a subsoil plow, and the crop will more than repay the extra trouble. The ground should be well enriched, and the seed sown in May in drills 24 inches apart in light soils, and 30 inches apart in str
. American farmers' manual. Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Farms Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs. 38. MANGEL WURZEL. Mangels are the most important of all root crops for feeding, and may be grown in any part of the American continent on fairly good farm land; all that is necessary is good cultivation. The best soil for Mangels is loose, friable loam and deep plowing. If expedient, follow the plow with a subsoil plow, and the crop will more than repay the extra trouble. The ground should be well enriched, and the seed sown in May in drills 24 inches apart in light soils, and 30 inches apart in strong, rich land; thin out the plants with a hoe to 9 inches apart in the former and 12 inches apart in the latter. 6 to 8 lbs. of seed are used per acre if sown with a drill, or double that quantity by hand. Cultivate with a horse hoe. If by mail, add for postage at the rate of 8 cents per lb. HENDERSON'S COLOSSAL LONG RED. The roots are smooth and regular, of the largest size and blood-red color. The quality is exceedingly nutritious, and in all respects this variety is most distinct and valuable. (See cut.) cts. lb.; in lots of 10 lbs. and upward, 35 cts. per lb. " I raised over 100 tons of j'our Colossal Long lied Mangel on 2 acres. In many cases three weighed over 100 lbs., the best crop J ever saw on an average, either in this country or in ;—John Hodgson', Crystal Lake Farm, Patersou, N. J. " From 5 lbs. of your Colossal Long Red Mangel 1 raised 944 bushels. One mangel weighed 22 lbs., one 21 lbs., and over 300 of them IS lbs. each. Thoroughly rolling ground after planting is one of the great secrets of ; —J. J. Keatob, Supt. Eathbuu Farms, Ontario, CaDada. HENDERSON'S GIANT INTERMEDIATE. This is a variety between the Golden Tankard and Yellow Globe. It is larger than the Tankard, not such a rich golden color, but a heavier cropper. 35 cts. lb.; in lots of 10 lbs. and upward, 30 cts. lb. GOLDEN TANKARD. The flesh is bright golden
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