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H. F'/CKBEE, r.OCKFORD. ILLINOIS. 



A REVELATION AMONG MANGELS 



BUCKBEE'S 

 MASTODON 



The greatest Man 

 gel of the century 

 ■Without doubt the 

 greatest creation 

 in Mangels ever 

 placed before the 

 public. The largest, 

 heaviest and most 

 profitable Mangel 

 offered 



YIELDS OVER 2,000 BUSHELS PER ACRE 



r'TTT XTT1?T7 '^^^ results are obtained on a deep, rich sandy loam, which 

 \^\J iji. KJ rvH/ 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 one 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 make the largest roots. Care should be taken in harvesting not to break or bruise 

 the roots, as it hastens their deca?'. 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 

 witii 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 particularly recommend 

 that those interested in growing roots for stock feeding send to the United .States De- 

 partment of Agriculture, Washington, D. C, for a FREE copy of Bulletin Xo )1. 

 giving the analysis of American feeding stuffs. 



Hon. A J Love- 

 joy, of Roscoe. HI., 

 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 



gUCKBEE'S MASTODON is enormously, wonderfully productive. Its yield is exceedingly fabulous- 



_ _ . . . -1.500 to l.SOO bushels 



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

 the rate of 2.000 to 2.500 bushels per acre. I took many hundreds ot specimens from my fields weighing over 60 pounds each, 

 and many reaching the sensational weight of 75 pounds and over. Could anything be more marvelous than this truly wonderful 

 Mangel. In length Buckbee's Mastodon is about the same as Buckbee's Mammoth Long Red Mangel, but it is particularly re- 

 markable for its handsome shape and broad shoulders, its diameter being greater and its weight very much heavier. The flesh is 

 red of very fine texture and qualit v. containing less water and more sugar than any other Mangel, except it be 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. Please remember that I own and control the entire stock of this grand variety. It is such a shy seeder 

 that the seed cannot be grown as cheaply as other Mangels, yet being desirous of placing this grand Maagel at prices within 

 reach of all, I offer it at the following exceptionally low prices. 



Oz. Sc.; }i lb. 20c.; >2 lb. 35c.; lb. 60c.; 5 lb. S2.50, prepaid. 



BUCKBEE^S 

 MANGELS 



My assortment of Man- 

 gels shown on this and the 

 next page consist.? of the 

 verj' best varieties only. 

 Mangel growers in every sec- 

 tion of the world are ray 

 regular customers, which is 

 the very best evidence in 

 the world that the seed I 

 furnish them is always sat- 

 isfactory. 



If j-QU want anything in 

 Mangel Seed that will give 

 you the highe.<t results, it 

 will be found listed in this 

 guide. 



Prices and stock always 

 right. 



MRS. ELIZABETH VROMAN, Opp, Pa. 



Writes Mar oOth 1908: I have bought Seeds 

 of Vou for over twelve years, here and in 

 New York State and find none to compete 

 with them. Every Seed seems to grow, and 

 again, your Seeds are at popular prices, and 

 not high priced as one would expect for so 

 high a grade of fine Seeds, 



BUCKBEE'S 

 SUGAR BEETS 



The Sugar Beet indu.-try 

 in the United States has 

 grown to great proportions. 

 Sugar Beets have two great 

 uses-the making of sugar 

 and the feeding of stock. 

 Their crop value in either 

 case is very large. I recom- 

 mend highly the varieties 

 I list on the next page, and 

 have always been careful 

 to offer none but the best. 

 Growers of Sugar Beets can 

 1 the seed I offer. 

 Prices ahvavs right. 



rely ot 



BUCKBEES MANGELS ARE THE BEST AND MOST PROFITABLE OF ALL MANGELS. 



