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Root Crops for Farm Stock. 



MANGEL WURZEL. 



Mangels are the most important of all root crops for feeding;, and 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. If expedient, follow the plow with a subsoil plow, and the crop 

 will more than repay the extra trouble. The ground 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 quantitv by hand. Cultivate with a horse hoe. 



If by mail, add for postage at the rale of 8 cents per lb. 



Long or Tankard-Shaped. 



HENDERSON'S COLOSSAL LONG RED.— 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 cut.) 35 cts. lb.; in 

 lots of 10 lbs. and upward, 30 cts. 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. 32 cts. lb.; in lots of 10 lbs. and upward, 28 cts. lb. 



GOLDEN TANKARD.— 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. 30 cts. per lb.; in lots of 10 lbs. and upward, 25 cts. lb. 



LONG RED. — This variety is more generally grown for agri- 

 cultural purposes than any other, producing roots of large size and 

 excellent quality. 30 cts. lb.; in lots of 10 lbs. and upward, 25 cts. lb. 



LONG YELLOW.— Differs from the Long Red only in color. 

 32 cts. lb. ; in lots of 10 lbs. and upward, 28 cts. lb. 



Globe-Shaped. 



HENDERSON'S CHAMPION YELLOW GLOBE.— 



Smooth, globe-shaped roots, of large size and excellent quality, 

 are the distinctive features of this variety. 30 cts. lb.; in lots of 

 10 lbs. and upward, 25 cts. lb. 



YELLOW GLOBE.— Roots of large size and globular form 

 very productive ; keeps better than the Long Red, and is better 

 adapted for growing in shallow soils. 30 cts. lb. ; in lots of 10 lbs. 

 and upward, 25 cts. lb. 



HENDERSON'S RED GLOBE— A variety similar to the 



Yellow Globe in shape and size, and different only in color. 35 

 cts. lb.; in lots of 10 lbs. and upward, 30 cts. lb. 



I raised over 100 tons of your 

 Colossal Long Red Mangel on 2 

 acres. In many cases three 

 weighed over 100 lbs., the best 

 crop I ever saw on an average, 

 either in this country or in Eng- 

 land. — Johk Hodgson, Crystal 

 Lake Farm, Paterson, N. J. 



From 5 lbs. of your Colossal 

 Long Red Mangel I raised 944 

 bushels. One mangel weighed 

 22 lbs., one 21 lbs. and over 300 of 

 them iS lbs each. Thoroughly 

 rolling ground after planting is 

 one of the great secrets of success. 

 J. J. Keator, Supt. Rathbun 

 Farms, Ontario, Canada. 



