. 1922 annual catalog : machinery fertilizers seeds, etc . in color, early, maturing all aboutthe same time. One of the bestearly varieties. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c;14 lb. 25c; lb. 85c. MANGEL-WURZEL 6 to S pounds of seed will sow an acre. CULTURE.—The following varieties are extensively grown for feed-ing stock and are excellent food to increase the flow of milk. As theygrow much larger than the varieties cultivated for table use, they re-quire more room, and should be so^^-n in drills about 2 feet apart. Theseeds should be dropped about 2 inches apart in the drills, and whenstrong enough thinned ou
. 1922 annual catalog : machinery fertilizers seeds, etc . in color, early, maturing all aboutthe same time. One of the bestearly varieties. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c;14 lb. 25c; lb. 85c. MANGEL-WURZEL 6 to S pounds of seed will sow an acre. CULTURE.—The following varieties are extensively grown for feed-ing stock and are excellent food to increase the flow of milk. As theygrow much larger than the varieties cultivated for table use, they re-quire more room, and should be so^^-n in drills about 2 feet apart. Theseeds should be dropped about 2 inches apart in the drills, and whenstrong enough thinned out to 12 to 15 inches in the row. The longvarieties are best suited to a deep soil, and the globe sorts succeedbetter than the long sorts on sandy soil. GOLDEN TANKARD.—Best and most popular for dairy farming; avery large, yellow-fleshed sort, said to contain a large amount of sugar;grows largely above ground, is hardy and a heavy cropper, lb. 20c;Yi lb. 30c; lb. 50c. LONG RED.—This is an old-fashioned long red Mangel. 14 lb. 20c;lb. 30c: 1 lb. German, Mohre CARROT French, Carotte Oxheart Carrot. Spanish, Zamahoria One ounce will sow 100 feet of drill; 3 pounds required foran acre. CULTURE.—Carrots require a very finely pulverized soilto grow them to perfection. A good, light and well-enrichedsandy loam is the best for this crop. For field culture, sowin drills 3 to 314 feet apart, so as to cultivate by horseMarket-gardeners sow in drills, about 18 inches apart, andcultivate by hand. For early crops cover 1/2 inch deep, andthin to six inches apart in the row; for late cover ^ inchdeep, and thin to four inches. EARLY SCARLET HORN A very popular sort; quick-growing; deep orange in color; blunt-rooted; 6 to 8 inches inlength. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; 14 lb. 30c; ^ lb. 50c; lb. $ IMPROVED LONG ORANGE.—The best known and mostlargely cultivated of any carrot; excellent for stock or tableuse; roots deep orange, 12 to 1-5 inches long. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c;14 lb. 25c; 14 lb. 40
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