WAY OF GROWING MANGOLDS 99 



one-horse roller. This firms the land and presses the 

 plants down in the manure. 



Now this method of transplanting mangolds is very 

 important. For three years running the writer has had 

 an increased yield of ten tons to the statute acre from 

 mangold plants put down in the first and second weeks 

 of May compared with seed sown at the same time. 



Many farmers would imagine that mangold planting is 

 not likely to be successful. They base their opinion on 

 the fact that often in thinning out mangolds, where 

 they have come across a gap, they have transplanted a 

 mangold, and it has either died off or made very little 

 growth. It is quite easy to understand v/hy such 

 should be the case. A mangold plant put down at 

 thinning-out time, say, the end of May or early June, 

 seldom gets sufficient moisture at that time of the 

 year. Further, it should be remembered that the plant 

 is put down between two other mangolds, each of which 

 has already got a hold of the ground, and in conse- 

 quence grows ahead and smothers the transplanted 

 mangold. 



When, however, mangolds are transplanted all to- 

 gether they all have an equal chance, and, in addition, 

 the transplanting process is done earlier in the year, 

 and always during damp weather. 



As in the putting down of the cabbage plants after 

 potatoes, wait for damp weather for putting in the 

 mangolds. 



I have been so pleased with my success in connection 

 with this new method of growing mangolds that I now 

 transplant nearly all I grow. Not only am I able to do 

 this when other work is hung up, but later I can push 

 on with the early hay harvest, and I don't need to stop 

 this important work for the sake of thinning out the 

 mangolds. 



Only yellow globe or tankard mangolds should be 



