86 MUCK CROPS 



The canneries require beets topped and not 

 very large roots. 



Marketing and Yields. The crop may be 

 sold direct from the field to canneries or 

 stores or sent away on commission. Beets 

 sent away should be packed in baskets, 

 boxes, crates or barrels, according to the 

 market's demand. The root should be some- 

 what free from dirt. 



Yields and returns vary with this crop. 

 From 300 to 500 bushels an acre is quite 

 common, while a large yield would be 600 or 

 750 bushels. Returns of $125.00 to $400.00 

 or even $500.00 may be obtained. The cost 

 of producing a crop is from $60.00 to $75.00 

 an acre. 



Cow Beets or Mangel Wurzels. The cow 

 beet has many of the same characteristics 

 and requirements given for garden beets. 

 However, these requirements vary somewhat. 

 Distance between rows is 18 inches for man 

 tillage and 3 feet for horse culture. Plants 

 should be thinned to not more than two to 

 the foot. Larger roots will be obtained if 

 but one plant remains in each foot of row. 

 For fertilizing, 500 to 750 pounds is enough 

 of a fertilizer containing 2% nitrogen, 8% 



