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Bulletin 243. 



has already been issued (No, 242). One on varieties and culture of 

 root-crops is to follow (No. 244). It is hoped that these three bulletins 

 will enable the farmer to decide under what conditions it may be advis- 



FiG. 17. — Sutton Long Red mangel. One of the best yielding varieties. Shape long 

 and flesh usually solid. For yield see pp. 106, iii. 



able for him to raise these palatable and highly digestible forms of food 

 for his domestic animals. 



Ten types of root-crops have been grown at the Cornell Experiment 

 Station, including over fifty varieties, in the seasons of 1904, 1905 and 

 1906. The object of this test has been to determine: (i) whether root- 



