100 CONTINUOUS .CROPPING 



transplanted. Long reds have a tendency to bolt. 

 Give the mangolds plenty of room and on a 28-inch 

 drill, leave them 15 inches apart. Another modifica- 

 tion which I have adopted in mangold growing when 

 seed is sown is to sow every alternate drill with the 

 long red and yellow globe varieties. This results in 

 the mangolds having more ''breathing room." The 

 " long reds " grow upright and the " yellow globes " 

 nearer the ground. Experiments in this direction have 

 shown that an increased yield of 5 tons to the acre 

 can be obtained from the mixed crop over and above 

 that obtained from similar plots, one all " long reds '* 

 and the other all ''yellow globes." 



So much then for the planting of the mangolds. There 

 are still, however, the questions of manuring and after 

 cultivation — the latter an all-important point in the 

 case of the mangold crop — and, finally, the lifting and 

 storing of the roots to be considered. 



Since under the continuous-cropping system the 

 winter greens on the mangold portion of the land will 

 be consumed late in spring, the former will be usually 

 eaten on the land, but in addition to the manure 

 resulting from consuming the crop where grown, an 

 additional 10 to 20 tons of dung per statute acre can 

 be applied. 



As regards artificials, mangolds are very peculiar in 

 their requirements in this respect. Having been pro- 

 duced or bred from a seaside weed, the mangold requires 

 a good deal of salt. A good artificial mixture for 

 mangolds consists of 4 to 6 cwt. of salt and i| cwt. of 

 nitrate of soda per statute acre. 



LIQUID MANURING FOR MANGOLDS 



Later on in the season liquid manure can also be 

 given to the mangolds. This should not be given in dry 

 >yeather unless the liquid is very dilute, but it may be 



