SUGAR BEETS AND MANGELS COMPARED. 71 



regardless of their feeding qualities; under these circumstances 

 the results obtained were comparable. The roots of the mangel 

 type were known as the Tankard, and two varieties of sugar 

 beets were used, one from mother beets testing 10 per cent, sugar 

 and the other a rich rose-neck beet, the seed having been ob- 

 tained from a mother beet testing 15 per cent, sugar. The Tank- 

 ards were cultivated in rows 20^ inches apart, the spacing in the 

 rows being 23 J inches; the average beet was planted in rows 

 11.7 inches apart and spaced at 17^ inches, while for the supe- 

 rior beet the rows were 11.7 inches and spacing 15^ inches. 

 When the beets were harvested their analysis and weighing 

 showed the following results: 



COMPARISON OF TANKARD AND SUGAR BEETS. 



It will be noted that the dry matter per acre is in favor of 

 the beets. 



The ration of Tankard beets was 6.6 Ibs per diem, while of 

 the average beet the allowance was 6.4 Ibs., and of the superior 

 beet the weight fed was 5.3 Ibs., these being all obtained from 

 an equal superficial area. 



The beets were sliced into cossettes and combined with 0.4 

 Ibs. of wheat balls per animal. The mixture was made 24 

 hours in advance, so as to allow for a certain fermentation. 

 An allowance of 2.2 Ibs. of hay was also fed to each sheep. 

 The ration was divided into two parts, which were fed at sepa- 

 rate times, and the sheep had placed at their disposal salt and 

 water according to their special individual requirements. The 

 experiments on each lot of sheep lasted for twenty days with 

 each variety of beet being tested. 



The increase in weight of the sheep considered in lots was as 

 follows: 



