From PETER HENDERSON & CO., New York 



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MANGEL WURZEL or stock beets 



Mangels are the most important of all root crops for feeding and form the best winter feed for cattle 

 and hogs. They increase the flow of milk when fed to milch cows and yield enormous crops, as much 

 as 50 tons having been grown on one acre. They may be grown in any part of the American continent 

 on fairly good farm land; all that is necessary is good cultivation. The best soil for Mangels is loose, 

 friable loam and deep plowing. Follow the plow with a subsoil plow, and the crop will more than repay 

 the extra trouble. The grounds should be well enriched, and the seed sown in May in drills 24 inches 

 apart in light soils, and 30 inches apart in strong, rich land; thin out the plants with a hoe to 9 inches 

 apart in the former and 12 inches apart in the latter. 6 to 8 lbs. of seed are used per acre if sown with a 

 drill, or double that quantity by hand. Cultivate with a horse hoe. 



HENDERSON'S COLOSSAL LONG RED. This is a distinctly fine breed of this popular Mangel. 

 The roots are smooth and regular, of the largest size and blood-red color. The quality is exceedingly 

 nutritious, and in all respects this variety is most distinct and valuable. (See engraving.) 



Price, 25c. per J4 lb.; 80c. per lb.; 10 lbs. and upwards, 75c. per lb. 



HENDERSON'S GIANT INTERMEDIATE. This is a variety between the Golden Tankard and 

 Yellow Globe. It is larger than the Tankard, not such a rich golden color, but a heavier cropper. 



Price, 25c. per J4 lb.; 75c. per lb.; 10 lbs. and upwards, 70c. per lb. 



GOLDEN TANKARD. The roots are handsome in shape with deep orange colored skin. The flesh 

 is bright golden-yellow, and in this respect differs from most other varieties, which cut white. Sheep 

 have a preference for this sort over other Mangels; it is said that they will pick out every piece of Golden 

 Tankard before touching others. It yields under the best cultivation 75 tons per acre. 



Price, 25c. per }4 lb.; 75c. per lb.; 10 lbs. and upwards, 70c. per lb. 



DANISH SLTJDSTRUP. Highly recommended by the Danish Government Awarded first-class 

 certificate. Color reddish-yellow, of Giant Intermediate type. It has great feeding value. 



Price, 25c. per 34 lb.; 80c. per lb.; 10 lbs. and upwards, 75c. per lb. 



NEW HALF SUGAR MANGEL 



This is distinctly a new variety of Mangel, and is the result of careful interbreeding between White 

 Sugar Beet and Colossal Long Red Mangel. It certainly approaches nearer to a Sugar Beet than any 

 other known variety of Mangel, and by analysis it has been shown that it is very rich in saccharine matter. 



Half Sugar Red, Price, 25c. per J4 lb.; 75c. per lb.; 10 lbs., and upwards, 70c. per lb. 



Half Sugar White, Price, 25c. per J4 lb-; 75c. per lb.; 10 lbs. and upwards, 70c. per lb. 



SUGAR BEETS 



VILMORIN'S IMPROVED WHITE. A greatly improved variety of Sugar Beet, obtained by over 

 20 years' continued and systematic selection. The proportion of sugar in the roots, under ordinary 

 circumstances, amounts to 18 to 20 per cent., while in other varieties the usual average is 12 to 15 per 

 cent. Has yielded 30 tons and over per acte, and is unequalled for feeding cows and young stock. 



Price, 35c. per J4 lb.; 81.00 per lb.; 10 lbs. and upwards, 90c. per lb. 



WHITE SUGAR. Grows to a large size; very nutritious. 



Price, 25c. per J4 lb.; 75c. per lb.; 10 lbs., and upwards, 70c. per lb. 



KLEIN WANZLEBEN. Heavy yielder and easy to dig. 



Price, 25c. per J4 lb.; 80c. per lb.; 10 lbs. and upwards, 75c. per lb- 



BROOM CORN, EVERGREEN 



Entirely free from all crooked brush, and remains strictly green, consequently always commands the 

 highest market price. 



Price, 18c. per lb.; $14.00 per 100 lbs. 



Truly Henderson 's Japanese Buckwheat is the greatest improvement in this grain. 



HENDERSON'S 

 JAPANESE BUCKWHEAT 



Yields Double that of Other Sorts 

 Very Early. Makes the Finest Flour 



Since we introduced the Japanese Buckwheat, the 

 tendency, on account of the hot, dry summers in the 

 United States, has been for the grain to gradually grow 

 smaller. The seed we offer is grown from the largest 

 type imported from Japan and is much larger in grain 

 than that usually offered, being only one year removed 

 from imported Japanese seed. This variety is now 

 more generally grown than any other, but to those 

 to whom it may still be unknown, we would say that 

 the kernels are at least twice the size of any other 

 variety and of a shape peculiar and distinct from all 

 others. The color of the kernels is also most distinct, 

 being of a rich dark shade of brown. There is always 

 a good market for the grain as it is in demand for all 

 purposes. For bees it is of the greatest value and 

 for this purpose has displaced all other varieties. 



An excellent plan is to sow Crimson Clover along 

 with Buckwheat, especially when put in late from 

 middle of July to first of August. They come up 

 together, but the Buckwheat is the stronger grower 

 and the Crimson Clover makes but little showing 

 until the Buckwheat is removed. If frost should kill 

 the Buckwheat before ripe, it may be left as a protec- 

 tion, the dead Buckwheat being just the sort of mulch- 

 ing and protection needed by the Clover. 



Price, $2.50 per bushel of 48 lbs.; 10-bushel ' lots, 

 $2.40 per bushel. 



BEGGAR VV EEL) (Desmodium tortuosum) 



A leguminous annual plant growing, according to 

 soils and conditions, 3 to 7 feet high. It is highly 

 esteemed where known in our Southern States as a 

 forage and soil renovating crop. 



Price, 20c. per \4 lb.; 75c. per lb. 



All other kinds can well he thrown aside." 



— Geanings in Bee Culture. 



