. Successful farming [microform] : how to farm for profit : the latest methods. Agriculture; Gardening; Farm management; Livestock; Agriculture; Jardinage; Exploitations agricoles; Bétail. SPRING CULTIVATION FOR ROOTg. 61 during the growing season. On no account should a crust be allowed to form on the surface. All root crops should be cultivated on the level. The Mammoth Long Red variety of mangel 5m*S'* **' wurzels, as a rule, is the heaviest cropper. The ^"'â "*- Giant Yellow Intermediate is a close rival. These will average, under favorable conditions, a yield of thirty tons per
. Successful farming [microform] : how to farm for profit : the latest methods. Agriculture; Gardening; Farm management; Livestock; Agriculture; Jardinage; Exploitations agricoles; Bétail. SPRING CULTIVATION FOR ROOTg. 61 during the growing season. On no account should a crust be allowed to form on the surface. All root crops should be cultivated on the level. The Mammoth Long Red variety of mangel 5m*S'* **' wurzels, as a rule, is the heaviest cropper. The ^"'â "*- Giant Yellow Intermediate is a close rival. These will average, under favorable conditions, a yield of thirty tons per acre. It is generally supposed that the yellow mangels are the most nutritious, but according to an <»lysis, there is very little difference. One objection to the long red is that when harvesting and putting in the cellar, many of them are broken, which. 33. TURNIP HOE. injures them for keeping during the winter. The broken or bruised should be fed first. The best variety of sugar beet for farm |«|a>- purposes is the new Danish variety. It is a heavy cropper; one which will average, under favor- able circumstances, between twenty-five and Yield of ' '' Sugar thirty tons per acre. It stands well out of the Beets, ground so that it is easily harvested. Sugar beets are more nutritious than any other field root, and will keep longer. In Central and Northern Ontario the time Time to Harvest to harvest mangel wurzels and sugar beets is gy*")* j[e*u from the fifteenth to the twenty-fifth of Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Rennie, William, 1835-1910. Toronto : W. Rennie's Sons
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