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FARMERS’ SUPPLY AND ROOFING COMPANY 
Egyptian 
BLEATS 
Culture. — Sow as early in the spring as 
the ground can be worked (5 or 6 lbs. to the 
acre) and every two weeks, if for a succession, 
up to the first week of July. For general crop, sow about the middle of May The soil should be light, 
sandy loam, well enriched with stable manure, and plowed and harrowed until very fine Sow in drills, i 
foot to IS inches apart, and when well up, thin from 4 to 6 inches. The young Beets, with their tops, pulled 
out every other row, are excellent to be used as spinach. For this purpose sow frequently and use when 
the size of a hickory-nut. 
Early Blood Turnip. Dark red, fine flavor. 
The roots are handsome; round and of good size. 
It has a small top, and is fine grained ; when cooked, 
it is tender, rich and sugary. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. loc., 
/^Ib. 20 cts., lb. 60 cts. 
Edmand’s Blood Turnip. A market-gardeners’ 
strain; of great regularity in shape and very dark 
flesh of best quality. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Xlt*' 
20 cts. , lb. 50 cts. 
Eclipse. Very large, round roots and bright red. 
Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 15 cts., lb. 50 cts. 
Egyptian. Very large, and of a dark blood color; 
rich and flat in shape. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 
^\b. 20 cts., lb. 50 cts. 
Swiss Chard Silver, or Sea Kale. Grown 
exclusively for its leaves. The middle of the leaf 
can be used and served like asparagus; the rest of 
the leaf like spinach. Pkt. loc., }(lb.20C., lb. 50c. 
MANQLL-WURZE.L 
Culture.— A s all Mangels require a deep soil in 
order to grow well, plow and subsoil at least a foot to 
18 inches, and apply plenty of rich stable manure. 
Sow in May or June ( 5 or 8 lbs. to the acre), in 
rows 18 inches to 2 feet apart, and thin to 8 inches in 
the row. As soon as frost comes, dig the crop. But 
in order to be well preserved for gradual consumption 
during the winter, Mangel-Wurzels should be heaped 
to a height of perhaps 6 feet, in a dry, sloping situa- 
tion; cover it first with one inch of sand, and as the 
cold increases, it should be covered by about 6 inches 
of either salt-hay, straw or corn-stalks. 
By following up this gradual process of covering, 
all danger of heating will be obviated and the roots are 
made in perfect order. Sow from 5 to 8 lbs. to the acre. 
LongRed Norbi- 
tant Giant. 
Sometimes called 
Jumbo or Colos- 
sal. Oz. to cts., 
Xlb. 15 cts., lb. 
30 cts. 
Golden Tan- 
kard. Best and 
most popular for 
dairy farming; a 
very large, yellow- 
fleshed sort, said 
to contain a large 
amount of sugar. 
Fine for either 
cattle or sheep ; 
grows largely 
above ground ; 
hardy, and a 
very heavy crop- 
per. Pkt. to cts., 
'4^b. 15 cts., lb. 
30 cts. 
Long Red Mam- 
moth Prize. 
The most largely 
grown of any of 
the Mangels. 
Leaves obtain an 
enormous size, 
producing 30 to 50 
tons per acre. 
Quality superior 
to the best for deep 
soil. Oz. 10 cts. , 
J^lb. 1 5 cts. , lb. 
30 cts. 
Golden Tankard Mangel 
