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trates. The serious handicap to the raising of root- 

 crops is the fact that,- with present cultural meth- 

 ods, a large amount of hand-labor is required. 

 The point of view that it is desired here to empha- 

 size is that, while roots may not be economically 

 raised as a substitute for silage or other coarse 

 fodders, it may be economical to raise them in 

 New York state as a partial substitute for concen- 

 trates, particularly the cereal grains." 



MANGELS 



Perhaps there is no other one crop that has. 

 had so wide use as succulent winter forage as 

 mangels, although they have had less popularity 

 since the general introduction of the silo. It is 

 a crop that can be grown to advantage, however,, 

 and it possesses many characteristics that make 

 it an extremely valuable product, even when 

 silage is also used. 



Varieties of mangels 



There are many varieties differing but slightly, 

 as, for example, the Golden Tankard, Mammoth 

 Long Red, Red Globe and Yellow Globe, any 

 of which will answer for forage purposes. 



Cornell experiments^ give the following indica- 



1 Culture and Varieties of Roots for Stock-feeding, Bulletin 244. 



