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and for hog feed, but requires a deep, strong soil to do well. A 

 rich, sandy loam, a heavy black adobe or a yellow clay, will pro- 

 duce great crops of Long Red Mangels. 



Yelloiv Globe Mangel. This is medium in size, rutabaga 

 shaped, more solid and less watery, and is the best beet for a light, 

 shallow soil. All root crops, as stated already, require a deep, 

 moist soil, and the richer the better. But Yellow Globe Mangels 

 are recommended on a light or gravelly soil, but in such case a lib- 

 eral use should be made of old and well-rotted barn-yard manure, 

 well worked into the soil. 



Yellow Tankard Mangel. This is also called "Golden Tank- 

 ard." It is one of the most famous English varieties. It is very 

 neat and symmetrical in form cylindrical, narrowing abruptly at 

 both ends. It has yellow flesh throughout. It reaches large size, 

 but can be grown more thickly than the Long Red. 



These Yellow Mangels have gained rapidly in popularity dur- 

 ing the last few years : first in southern California and now in the 

 north as well. They are better suited for calcareous soils, which are 

 very prevalent in California, and they endure drought better than 

 the Long Red. 



