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phosphoric acid and 10% potash. The re- 

 maining cultural directions are the same. 

 Yields are much larger, being from 800 to 

 1,200 bushels or even more. Many times 

 these beets are grown near the windbreak 

 where celery, onions, or lettuce will not grow 

 successfully. It is then seen that a crop of 

 some sort is returned where otherwise little 

 or no return would be forthcoming. Man- 

 gels grown for feeding are worth from $2.50 

 to $3.00 a ton, and 20 to 35 tons an acre can 

 be raised at a cost of $35.00 to $40.00. There 

 is then a small profit from this crop. 



