. Cyclopedia of farm crops, a popular survey of crops and crop-making methods in the United States and Canada;. Farm produce; Agriculture. Fig. 779. Sampling a mangel. in spring. No crop responds more readily to good tillage, and none will be more discouraging to the grower who but half prepares the land. The use of the disk or Acme and the spike-toothed harrows, and then the Meeker harrow to finish the work, is advised. Mangels do better where there is considerable sunshine, and if there is a good sup- ply of moisture in the soil they will thrive in a warm, dry climate. After the first two mo
. Cyclopedia of farm crops, a popular survey of crops and crop-making methods in the United States and Canada;. Farm produce; Agriculture. Fig. 779. Sampling a mangel. in spring. No crop responds more readily to good tillage, and none will be more discouraging to the grower who but half prepares the land. The use of the disk or Acme and the spike-toothed harrows, and then the Meeker harrow to finish the work, is advised. Mangels do better where there is considerable sunshine, and if there is a good sup- ply of moisture in the soil they will thrive in a warm, dry climate. After the first two months of growth they can withstand drought better than almost any other root crop. Fertilizing.—Ten to twelve tons of manure per acre should be spread evenly in the fall, previous to plow- ing, and thii should be supplemented with fertilizers in spring. One hun- dred to 200 pounds of muriate of potash per acre may be applied in the fall or early in spring, and 200 to 500 pounds of acid phosphate with fifty pounds of nitrate of soda per acre in the spring, both to be harrowed in before seeding. If the land has not been limed in the past few years, 1,000 pounds of quick- lime per acre will probably be of value. B85 Fig. 780. Mangel shapes. Beginning at the left: 1, half-long, under- ground; 2, long, two-fifths above sollj 3, tankard, one-half above soil; 4, ovoid, three-fifths above soil; 5, globe, four-fifths above soil; 6, flat, almost all above soil; 7, cowhorn. to one inch deep, the lesser depth on heavy soils and the greater depth on the lighter soils. The seeding is done as early as possible—the first of May for New York conditions—in rows twenty-eight to thirty-five inches wide. The young plants will appear in ten to fourteen days. A regular beet drill may be used or the seven-inch eleven-hoe grain drill. The part sown is a fruit and generally con- tains three to five seeds, half of which should germinate. Since two or three plants springing from one seed cause diffic
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