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may be practically the same as recommended for 
manegels. 
Yields range from ten to twenty-five tons per 
acre. They contain on the average 18 per cent of 
dry matter, thus getting in one ton nearly twice as 
much nutriment as is contained in two tons of 
mangels. They may be fed with dry foods at the 
rate of fifty to sixty pounds per cow. They are 
a good source of carbohydrates, aside from the 
dietetic value that they possess in quite as great 
degree as mangels. When only a few animals 
are kept, or when conditions of growth are most 
favorable and labor abundant, the growing of 
either sugar-beets or mangels is recommended as 
a source of succulent winter forage. 
COMPOSITION OF SUGAR-BEETS 
One ton An average 
contains pereyvieid 
Per cent Lbs. Lbs. 
Water! eis) 64 he er Se 82.00 ee fee istenra 
Dry matter ......4.. 18.00 360 4,320 
Ether extract ....... 0.10 2 24 
Crude fiber ........ 1.10 22 264 
PROtOI S) ele ere Some RE a 1.60 32 384 
INSTT tee Suess ek Bia AS! Bi Se 1.20 24 288 
Nitrogen-free extract 14.00 280 3,360 
CARROT 
The carrot is frequently grown for succulent 
winter food, particularly for horses, for which 
purpose it is excellent. As for other root-crops, 
