POPULAR VEGETABLE SEEDS 



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Mangel =Wurzel and Sugar Cattle Beets 



We strongly recommend the Mangels and Sugar Beets for feeding to cattle, sheep and swine. The 

 roots grow to a very large size. Make a much heavier yield than Turnips, and are more nutritious and 

 fattening for food during the winter, largely increasing the yield of milk in cows. They can be grown at 

 trifling cost. The seed should be sown any time during April or May, in rows 2J to 3 feet apart, at the 

 rate of five to six pounds per acre. When the plants are two or three inches high, thin or cut out with 

 the hoe to 10 or 12 inches apart in the row. The roots should be harvested before frost and stored in 

 pits or cellars. 



Photograph of Prize Chirk Castle Mangel in comparison with the largest Improved Mammoth Long Red, both specimens 

 grown in same field, with same cultivation. We believe this specimen to be the largest Mangel ever grown in America. 



The Chirk Castle Mangel=Wurzel Beet 



Oar attention was first called to this prodigious variety while visiting Scotland some years ago, 

 where we saw hundreds of specimens taken from the field, weighing from fifty to, sixty lbs. each, 

 while whole crops averaged thirty-eight to forty lbs. per root, producing a yield of over sixty tons to 

 the acre. The length is but little longer than Improved Mammoth Long Red, but it is remarkable 

 for its handsome, thick, uniform shape and very broad shoulders, its diameter being greater 

 and its weight very much heavier. The flesh is deep-colored red, of very fine texture and quality, 

 containing less water and more sugar than any other Mangel, making it more nutritious and milk-pro- 

 ducing. Sheep also thrive better when fed on it, picking out pieces of it in preference to other kinds. 

 We consider this and Taber's Gate Post, described on next page, by far the most valuable and 

 profitable of all- the stock-feeding beets. The tops are smaller and it is such a shy seeder than the seed 

 cannot be grown as cheaply as other Mangels. Pkt., lOc; oz., 15c.; i lb., 25c.; lb., 75c., postpaid ; lb., 

 65c.; 5 lbs. (enough for one acre), $3.00, by freight or express. 



IMPROVED MAMMOTH LONG RED MANGEL. 



A celebrated variety, sometimes called Jumbo, Norbitan 

 Giant and Colossal. It is grown extensively for agricul- 

 tiual purposes, producing large roots, partly above ground. 

 A very heavy cropper, frequently producing forty tons to 

 the acre ; growing enormously in size, but of fine texture 

 and quality. Pkt., 5c.; oz., lOc; 34 lb., 1.5c.; lb., 35c., post- 

 paid : lb., 25c.; 5 lbs. and over, by freight or express, 20c. 

 per lb. 



GOLDEN GTANT INTERMEDIATE (YELLOW 

 LEVIATHAN MANGEL). This new variety is a great 

 improvement over the old Yellow Intermediate, being much 

 larger and more even in shape, and of a beautiful yellow 

 russet color. It grows more than half above ground, witli 

 fine neck and large leaves; flesh white, firm, sweet, greatly 

 relished by cattle. It is a magnificent root, producing enor- 

 mous crops; easily pulled and an excellent keeper. Pkt., 

 5c.; oz., lOc; ^ lb., 15c.; lb., 35c., postpaid. By express or 

 freight, lb.. 25c.; 5 lbs. and over, 20c. per lb. 



NEW GOLDEN YELLOW MAMMOTH MANGEL. 



In form and size resembles Improved Red Mammoth; the 

 flesh, however, is a bright golden yellow, oi fine qualilij and 

 exceedingly rich in saccharine matter; a heavy cropper. 

 Pkt., 5c.; oz., lOc; i^^ lb., 20c.; lb., 50c., postpaid; by express 

 or freight, 40c. per lb.; 5 lbs. and over, 35c. per lb. 



CHAMPION YELLOW, OR ORANGE GLOBE 

 MANGEL. The best Yellow Globe in cultivation ; grow- 

 ing partly above ground; succeeds well on light land; 

 beautiful shape ; a sure cropper and excellent keeper. Pkt., 

 5e.; oz., lOc; 3^^ lb., ]5e.; lb,, a5c., postpaid. By express or 

 freight, 25c. lb., or in lots of 5 lbs. and over, 20c. per lb. 



GOLDEN TANKARD MANGEL. A valuable yel- 

 low-fleshed variety, said to contain a large percentage of 

 sugar. In shape it is broader than the Long Ked, and not 

 so long ; exceedingly hardy, and maturing earlierthan other 

 large sorts. Pkt., 5c.; oz., lOe^ Ji lb., 15c.; lb., 35c., post- 

 paid ; 5 lbs. and over, by freight or express, 20c. per lb. 



