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CURRIE BROTHERS' HORTICULTURAL GUIDE. 



ROOT CROPS FOR FARM STOCI* 



MANGEL .WURZEL AND SUGAR BEET. 



Mangels make excellent winter feed for cattle, producing on good soil from S00 to 1,200 bushels per acre. S. ' 

 in June at the ra'.e of 6 lbs. per acre, in drills 2 feet apart, and thin out to 9 inches in the rows. Store in bar 

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



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

 . quality of the milk. 



V^Currie's Improved rtammoth Long Red— An exceptionally large-growing variety, and of finest quality. Speci- 

 mens of this sort often weigh from 25 to 30 lbs. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; % lb", 15 cts.; 1 lb., 30 cts.,'l0 lb., by 



express . 



..82. 



'tlvethan Long- Yellow— Similar to the long red, color excepted; very desirable. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; % lb., 



15 cts.; 1 ib., 25 cts.; 10 lbs., by express 2. 



Champion Yellow Globe — This variety is admirably adapted for shallow soil, although its roots attain to a 

 very great size, weigling from 15 to 18 lbs. It is excellent in quality. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; % lb., 15 cts.; 



1 lb., 25 cts.; 10 lbs., by express „... 2. 



*uiant Intermediate— A variety growing in shape between the Long Red and the Yellow Globe sorts, very pro- 

 ductive, flesh solid, a wonderful cropper, grows well out of ground, and is very easily harvested. Pkt., 5 



..- cts.; oz., 10 cts.; )i lb., 15 cts.; 1 lb., 25 cts.; 10 lbs., by express 2. 



(MSolden Tankard — A good cropper, of fine form and excellent flavor. Color bright yellow. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 



cts.; J4 lb., 15 cts.; lib., 25 cts.; 10 lbs., by express 2. 



White Sugar — The variety so extensively grown in France for the production of sugar. A large grower, excel- 

 lent for feeding stock. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; J^lb., 15 cts.; 1 lb., 25 cts.; 10 lbs., by express « 2. 



Lane's Imperial Sugar— A great improvement on the common sugar beet, containing a very large percentage of 



sugar. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; M lb., 15 cts.; 1 lb., 25 cts.; lClbs., by express 2. 



*Vilmorin's Sugar— A most excelleut variety. Yields a large crop, containing a larger percentage of sugar than 

 any other. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; X lb., 15 cts.; 1 lb., 30 cts.; 10 lbs., by express 2.. 



TURNIP. 



German, ©tect=Mbc. French, Navet. 



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

 cultivation 1,000 bushels per acre. The roots should be stored in barns, cellars or pits as soon as hard freezii 

 weather commences, and used as wanted during the winter. They are also excellent for table use. Sow in drill! 

 feet apart at the rate of 2 lbs. per acre, and thin out to 8 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.; ^lb., 15 cts.; 1 lb 



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



early Turnips. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; % lb., 15 cts.; 1 lb 



Yellow Aberdeen — Very hardy and productive; very 



firm; good keeper; color pale yellow and closely 



resembles the Rutabagas; good either for table 



or stock. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; X lb., 15 cts.; 



lib „ 



Pomeranian White Globe— One of the most pro- 

 ductive; in rich soil the root will frequently 

 grow to 12 lbs. in weight. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 

 cts.; H lb., 15 cts.; lib _.... 



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.; Y, lb., 20 cts.; 1 lb 40 



Skirvlng's Purple Top— A good variety for table or 



stock; grows to a large size; flesh firm, solid and 



sweet, and a good keeper. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 



cts.; \i lb., 15 cts.; 1 lb „ 30 



ARTIGHOKES-lmproved White French. 



Produce 1,000 Bushels per Acre. 



Easily Grown. Great Disease Preventers. 



The Hogs do the Harvesting. 



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

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

 very prominent breeder of Poland Chinas in large numbers, says: The keep of my hogs 

 when the ground is not frozeu, is Blue Grass, Clover and Artichokes. Forty head of hogs 

 and pigs may be kept without other food on an acre of Artichokes from the time frost is 

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

 solid. They produce more hog food per acre than any crop I am acquainted with, and 

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

 and Clover will nqt root up the sod, as they are tree from intestinal worms, constipation, 

 indigestion and fever, caused by feeding com in winter. They can be planted either in 

 fall for spring, for while in the ground freezing and thawing does not hurt them. Cut 

 to one eye, like potatoes, and plant in rows zy 2 feet apart and 18 inches in the row. The 

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

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

 putting them in hills like corn. If left too thick they will not yield. When dug in the 

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

 prevent shrinking. Per peck, 50 cts.; per bushel, $1.50; per three bushel lots, sufficient 

 for one acre, 81.00. 



Yield from 



20 to 30 Tons 



per Acre. 



When required by Mail, add Eight Cents per lb. for Postage. Pkt., oz. and J4 lb. Free. 



