CURRIE BROTHERS' HORTICULTURAL GUIDE. 



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ROOT CROPS FOR FARM STOCK. 



MANGEL WURZEL AND SUGAR BEET. 



Mangels mike excellent winter feed for cattle, producing on good soil from 800 to 1,200 bushels per 

 acre. Sow In June at the rate of 6 lbs. per acre, in drills 2 feet apart, and thin out to 9 inches in the 

 rows. Store in barns before freezing weather sets in, for use during the winter. 



Sugar Beets are also nice feed for milch cows, being very rich in saccharine, which increases the 

 /oirantity and quality of the milk. 



■^/urrie's Improved Mammoth Long Red — An exceptionally large growing variety and of 

 fiuest quality. Specimens of this sort often weigh from 25 to 30 lbs. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz. , 10 cts.; J^ 



.-. lb., 15 cts.; lib., 30 cts.; 10 lbs.... $2.50 



"TSlvetaan Long Yellow — Similar to the long red, color excepted ; very desirable. Pkt., 5 cts.; 



oz., 10 cts.; !41b., 15 cts.; lib., 30 cts.; 10 lbs 2.50 



^Champion Yellow Globe— This variety is admirably adapted for shallow soil, although its root» 

 attain to a very great size, weighing from 15 to 18 pounds. It is excellent in quality. Pkt., 5 



cts.; oz., 10 cts.; a lb., 15 cts.; lib., 30 cts.; 10 lbs 2.50 



Giant Intermediate — A variety growing in shape between the Long Red and the Yellow Globe 

 sorts, very productive, flesh solid, a wonderful cropper, grows well out of ground and is very 



easily harvested. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; 14 lb., 15 cts.; 1 lb., 30 cts.; 10 lbs 2.50 



•olden Tankard— A good cropper, of fine form and excellent flavor. Color bright vellow. Pkt., 



5 cts.; oz. 10 cts.; ^lb., 15 cts.; lib., 30 cts.; 10 lbs. r.2.60 



■ r -White Sugar— The variety so extensively grown in France for the production of sugar. A large 



grower, excellent for feeding stock. Pkt., 6 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; }/i lb., 15 cts.; 1 lb., 30 cts.; 10 lbs. 2.60 



I Xaao's Imperi il Sugar A great improvement on the common sugar beet, containing a very 



large percentage of sugar. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz.', 10 cts.; 14 lb., 15 cts.; lib., 35 cts.; 10 lbs 2.75 



*'Yilmoriu's Sugar— A mo3t excellent variety. Yields a large crop, containing a larger percentage 



of sugar than any other. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; }£ lb., 15 cts.; 1 lb., 35 cts.; 10 lbs 3.00 



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TURNIP. 



German, ©tecf^liue. 



French, Navet. 



MAMMOTH LONG RED MANGEL. 



Extensively grown as a farm crop, for cattle feeding during the fall and winter months, producing 

 under good cultivation 1,000 bushels per acre. The roots should be stored in barns, cellars or pits as 

 soon as hard freezing weather commences, and used as wanted during the winter. They are also 

 excellent for table use. Sow in drills two feet apart at the rate of 3 lbs. per acre, and thin out to eight 

 inches apart. 

 Golden Ball (Robertson's)— A rapid grower; globe-shaped and of a beautiful bright yellow 



color, and a good keeper. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz. , 10 cts.; 54 lb., 20 cts.; 1 lb 40 



Purple Top White Globe— A handsome looting bulb, and is rapidly taking the lead of all other 



varietiesof early Turnips. Pit., 5cts.; oz., 10 cts.; !z£lb., 20 cts. ; 1 lb 40 



Yellow Aberdeen — Very hardy and product- 

 ive ; very firm ; good keeper ; color pale yel- 

 low and closely resembles the Rutabagas; good 

 either for table or stock. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 



cts.; \i lb., 20 cts.; lib 40 



Pomeranian White Globe — One of the most 

 productive; in rich soil the root will 

 frequently grow to 12 lbs, in weight. 

 Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; V. lb., 15 cts.. 

 lib 35 



RUTABAGA. 



(Swedish or Russian Turnip. 



Currie's Improved Purple Top — A 



most excellent sort for either table or 

 stock ; yields heavily without tendency 

 to long neck. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz.. 10 cts.; % 



lb.,.20cts.; lib 40 



Stirling's Purple Top — A 

 good variety for table or stock ; 

 grows to a large size; flesh firm, 

 solid and sweet and a good keep- 

 er. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; -A 

 lb.. 20 cts.; 1 lb 40 



{TICHOKES-lmproveu White French. 



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duce 1,000 Bushels per Acre. 



Easily Crown. Great Disease Preventers. 



The Hogs do the Harvesting. 



heir wonderful productiveness and the ease with which they can be produced is al- 



a surprise to those who cultivate theni the first time. A. C. Williams of Iowa, a 



i*f prominent breeder of Poland Chinas in large numbers, says: The keep of my hogs, 



" the ground is not frozen is Blue Grass, Clover aud Artichokes. Fortv head of hogs 



dgs may be kept without Other food on an acre of Artichokes from the time frost is 



f the ground until they grow again, and from October first until the ground freezes 



They produce mors hog food per acre than any crop I am acquainted with, and 



ogs will harvest the crop themselves. Hogs taken from Artichokes to Blue Grass 



plover will not root up the sod, as they are free from intestinal worms, constipa- 



'indigestion and fever, caused by feeding corn in whiter. They can be planted either 



■Mi or spring, for while in the ground freezing and thawing does not hurt them Cut 



i eye, like potatoes, and plant in rows 3% feet apart and 13 inches iu the row. The 



a year break up the ground as for corn, after which the plants will come up thick 



er the surface; run through each way with a cultivator, when a few inches high 



ig them iu hills like corn. If left too thick they will not vield. When dug in the 



id stored they should be mixed with one part of soil to ten parts of Artichokes, to 



nt shrinking. Per peck, 50 cts.; per bushel, 81.50; per six bushel lots, sufficient for 



:re, for 87.50. 



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>?Vlxe*x required *>y Jfcla.il, A.<i<3. S cts. per lt>. for Postage, 



