H. W. BUCKBEE, ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS. 



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A REVELATION AMONG MANGELS 



BUCKBEE'S 

 MSSTODON 



The greatest Man- 

 gel of the century. 

 Without doubt the 

 greatest creation 

 In Mangels ever 

 placed before the 

 public. The largest, 

 heaviest and rnos f 

 profitable Mangel 

 offered. 



YIELDS OVER 2000 BUSHELS PER ACR.E. 



r'tilfin'A '^ le best results are obtained on a deep, rich sandy loam, which 

 v^UlTUl t> should be well prepared and thoroughly enriched. Seed should be 

 sown as soon as ground is nicely settled, in drills 30 inches apart. Cultivate well 

 when young and thin out the plants to 1 foot apart in the row. If these thinnings 

 are carefully handled and the larger leaves cut off, they can be reset to fill vacancies, 

 and will maUe the largest roots. Care should be taken in harvesting not to break or 

 bruise the roots as it hastens their decay. To preserve Mangels during winter, store 

 them in a cool cellar similar to potatoes, or bury in pits in a dry situation, and 

 cover them with a light covering of straw, then a covering of boards and lastly a 

 goodly covering of soil to protect them in severe and wet weather. I would particu- 

 larly recommend thst those interested in growing roots for stock feeding send to 

 the"t*nited States Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C, for a FEEE copy 

 of Bulletin 2s'o. 11, giving the analysis of American feeding stuffs. 



Hon. A. J. Love- 

 joy, of Eoscoe, 111., 

 the eminent stock 

 specialist, writes.' 

 "The results which 

 I obtained by 

 planting Buckbee's 

 Mangel seed are 

 truly amazing. I 

 heartily recom- 

 mend them to all." 



The Greatest Mangel of the Century. 



BI'CKBEE'S MASTODON is enormously, wonderfully productive. Its yield is exceedingly fabulous: 1,500 to 1,800 bushels 

 per acre is nothing uncommon on good soil, and many experimental stations and trial tests the past year have produced 

 at the rate of 2,000 to 2,500 bushels per acre. We took many hundreds of specimens from our fields weighing over 60 pounds 

 each, and many reaching the sensational weight of 75 pounds and over. Could anything be more marvelous than this trull 

 •wonderful Mangel'/ In length, Buckbee's Mastodon is about the same as Buckbee's Mammoth Long Bed Mangel, but it is 

 particularly remarkable for its handsome shape and broad shoulders, its diameter being greater and its weight very much 

 heavier. The tlesh is red, of very fine texture and quality, containing less water and more sugar than any other Mangel, except it ha 

 the New Imperial Sugar, making it more nutritious and milk-producing. Sheep and other stock thrive better when fed on it, 

 picking out pieces of it in preference to other kinds. Prominent Mangel authorities consider Buckbee's Mastodon by far the 

 most valuable and profitable of all stock-feeding beets. Pletse remember that I own and control the entire stock of this grand 

 varietv. it is such a shy seeder that the seed cannot be grown as cheaply as other Mangels, yet being desirous of placing this 

 eraud Mangel at prices within reach of all, I offer it at the following exceptionally low prices: 

 6 Oz. 8c; y 4 lb, 20c; y 2 lb. 35c; lb. 60c; 5 lb. $2.50, prepaid. 



PLEASE READ SCHEDULE OF CLUB RATES ON PAGE ONE BEFORE SEND'NG ORDER. 



