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(y) Long, White, Bed-top Mangel Wurzel (Disette 

 blanche a collet rose). — At one time was planted in 

 large quantities, and for cattle is preferred to the green- 

 top, but at the present day the last-mentioned has the 

 preference. It grows well under ground, and the yield 

 per hectare is about 40,000 to 50,000 kilog. (88,000 to 

 110,000 lbs.), and has about seven per cent, of sugar, 

 according to Vihnorin. 



{h) Yellow Olol)e Mangel Wurzel (Bettrave jaune 

 globe). — This is of spherical shape, and grows almost 

 entirely above the surface of the ground. The skin 

 beneath the ground is yellow and above yellowish- 

 brown ; the flesh is white, and the zones are slightly 

 on the yellow. It has but few leaves, and each of 

 these is small. The yield to the acre is about the same 

 as the above. This constitutes a most excellent and 

 economical food for cattle ; has the advantage of being 

 early harvested; grows well on a calcareous and shal- 

 low soil. 



{e) Red Glohe Mangel Wurzel (Bettrave globe 

 rouge). — The shape is also spherical ; the color of the 

 skin is reddish under ground and brown above. The 

 flesh is white ; the leaves are green, with a few spots 

 of red. Yield per hectare (two and a half acres) is 

 70,000 kilog. (154,000 lbs.), and has a percentage of 

 7.95 of sugar, according to Vilmorin. 



Besides the above there exist the so-called long- 

 yellow, red-oval, yellow-oval, etc. 



3. Here we have a variety of beets, which the greater 



