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HENDERSON^S . . . 

 . . .SUPERIOR 



ROOT caiops 



FOR .... 

 FARM STOCK. 



MANGEL WURZEL or STOCK BEET 



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 5-ield 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. If expedient, follow the 

 plow with a subsoil plow, and the crop will more than repay the extra trouble. The ground f 

 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 apai-t 

 in the former and 12 inches apart in the latter. 6 to 8 lbs. of seel are used per acre if 

 sown with a drill, or doul^le that quantitA^ bv hand. Cultivate with a horse hoe. 



HENDERSON'S COLOSSAL LONG RED. The roots are smooth and regular, 

 of the largest size and blood-red color. The quality is exceedingly nutritious, i; 

 and in all respects this variety is most distinct and valuable. {See engraving.) I: : -.,, 

 55c. per lb.; in lots of 10 lbs. and upward, 50c. 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 ' - ., 



goldencolor,butaheavicrcropper. 55c.perlb.;inlotsof 101bs.andupward,50c.per 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 jdelds under the best cultivation 75 tons per ;' 

 acre. (See engraving.) 60c. per lb.; in lots of 10 lbs. and upward, 55c. per lb. ' 



LONG RED. This variety is more generally grown for agricultural purposes , ' .- ' 

 than any other, producing roots of large size and excellent -quaUty; 50c; per lb.; ■• ■: 



in lots of 10 lbs. and upward, 45c. per lb. i 



LONG YELLOW. Differs from the Long Red only in color. 50c. per lb. ; in 

 lots of 10 lbs. and upward, 45c. per lb. I 



HENDERSON'S CHAMPION YELLOW GLOBE. Smooth globe-shaped roots, i? 

 of large size and excellent quality, are the distinctive features of this variety. 60c. |- 

 per lb. ; in lots of 10 lbs. and upward, 55c. per lb. I 



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. 

 55c. per lb.; in lots of 10 lbs. and upward, 50c. per lb. 



MANGEL, HALF-LONG SUGAR. A new breed of Mangel. This grand Beet, 

 while not yielding quite so largely as the ordinary Mangel, yet supplies a food much 

 higher in nutritive value. Under similar conditions, its yield per acre is double 

 that of the best Sugar Beet, and much more valuable for feeding purposes. ISc. per 



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in lots of 10 lbs,, 50c. per lb. 



Sugar Beet 



Yield, 20 to 25 

 Tons Per 



Acre. 



VILMORIN'S IMPROVED 

 WHITE. A greatly improved 

 variety of Sugar Beet, obtained 

 b}^ over 20 years' continued and 

 systematic selection. The pro- 

 portion of sugar in the roots, under 

 ordinary circumstances, amounts 

 to 1 8 to 2 per cent ., while in other 

 varieties the usual average is 12 

 to 15 per cent. Has yielded 30 

 tons and over per acre, and is un- 

 ecjualled for feeding cows and 

 young stock. 60c. per lb. ; in lots 

 of 10 lbs., 55c. per lb. 



KLEIN WANZLEBEN. 

 Heavjr 3'ielder and easy to dig. 

 Extensivelj? grown both for sugar 

 and stock feeding. 5Sc. per lb. ; 

 in lots of 10 lbs., 50c. per lb. 



LANE'S IMPERIAL. An im- 

 l^roved varietj^ of the French 

 .Sugar Beet, obtained by careful 

 selection in this country, and rec- 

 ommended as being-hardier and 

 more productive. 55c. per lb. ; 

 in lots of 10 Ids., 50c. per lb. 



WHITE. Attains a large size, 

 and is extensively grown for feed- 

 ing; largely cultivated in France 

 frjr the manufacture of sugar. 55c. 

 lb. : in lots of 10 lbs., 50c. per lb. 



erson's Pamphlet 



-ALFA ON NORTHERN FARMS" is Mailed Free to all Applicants 



