REPORT OF TEE AGRICULTURIST 305 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



MANGELS. 



Three varieties of mangels were grown on 6 acres of land. The seed was sown 

 May 14, and harvesting operations began October IS. The varieties were as follows : 



Gate Post Red. — 2 acres, yielded 20 tons 5 lbs. per acre, or 40 tons 10 lbs., equal 

 to 1,333^ bushels on the 2 acres. 



Giant Yellow Glohc—2 acres, yielded 19 tons 1,040 lbs. per acre, or 39 tons 80 

 lbs., equal to 1,318 bushels on the 2 acres. 



Golden Tankard— 2 acres, yielded 22 tons 1,030 lbs. per acre, or 45 tons 60 lbs., 

 equal to 1,501 bushels on the 2 acres. 



The dry matter content of the varieties differs slightly. They are as follows : — 



Variety. 



Digestible Dry 



Matter in 100 lbs. 



Roots. 



From 1 Acre, lbs. 

 of Digestible 

 Dry Matter. 



Gate Post Red 



Giant Yellow Globe 

 Golden Tankard 



3,716 46 

 3,552 64 

 4,336 39 



Cost of growing G acres mangels — 



Rent of land, at $3 $18 00 



Gang ploughing in autumn, 2 4-10 days at $2.50 6 00 



I cost of manuring at 15 tons per acre, at $1 per ton .... 18 00 



Ploughing in spring at $2 per acre 12 00 



Harrowing, 4 hours at 25 cents 1 00 



Drilling, 2A days at $2.50 per day 6 25 



Rolling, 4 hours at 25 cents 1 00 



Seed, 24 lbs. at 20 cents 4 80 



Sowing, 2 4-10 days at $1.25 3 00 



Thinning, 12 days at $1.25 per day 15 00 



Hand-wheel hoeing, 7 days at $1.25 8 75 



Hoeing, 14 days at $1.25 17 50 



Cultivating, single horse, S days at $1.75 per day 14 00 



Pulling, topping, loading and unloading, 24 days at $1.25 . . 30 00 



Drawing team, days at $2.50 per day . 15 00 



$170 30 



acre. 



Total yield, 123 tons 1,560 lbs., average, 20 tons 1,260 lbs., or 687g bushels per 



Cost to produce 1 ton mangels housed $ 1 37j 



Cost to produce 1 bushel mangels housed 4 *12 



Average dry matter per ton 187 *5 lbs. 



Cost to produce 100 lbs. digestible dry matter 73 -3 



Cost to produce 1 acre mangels $28 38 



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