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raising mangles it is best to plough the ground deeply in the 

 fall. The freezing will pulverize the ground and tend to make 

 it in better condition for the crop. Good black loam soil is 

 the best. The ground should be manured. If manure is not 

 available, fertihze by distributing 400 to 500 pounds ferti- 

 lizer to the acre. Plant the mangle seed in rows 2]^ to 3 

 feet apart, sow thick, later thin out, leaving one strong beet 

 stock to each 10 inches. The rows should be ridged, the top of 

 ridge being about 2 inches above the surface of the ground. 

 The seed should be planted about 1 inch deep. Gather 

 the root crops as late in the fall as possible. Bury in the 

 ground until ready to use them. To do this, place about 6 

 inches of straw on the ground, then pile or make windrow; 

 cover mangles, or turnips, with about 6 inches of straw or 

 hay and cover with dirt. In securing the dirt take that close 

 around the piles of roots so that there will be drainage away 

 from the pile and thus keep dry. The roots thus prepared 

 should keep till January and February, when they are most 

 needed. During the fall and early winter grazing crops may 

 be used. 



