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MANGEL WURTZELS 
Any land that will grow a good crop of Corn will pro¬ 
duce a good crop of Mangels or Sugar Beets, which are 
surer crops than any other root. 
Mangels give one-third greater increase of milk in feeding cows than does the.same 
weight of Potatoes. Forty tons Mangels (a crop of an acre) have as much nutri¬ 
tive matter as 130 bu. of corn and are more digestible. Send to Secretary of 
Agriculture Washington, D. C., for Special Bulletin on Mangels and Beets. 
Plant five pounds of Seed per Acre 
Mastodon 
The Heaviest Cropping and Largest of All Mangels 
It is truly a Mammoth, a single root often weighing 75 pounds and over; 
in yield it is enormously productive—1,500 to 1,800 bushels per acre is 
nothing uncommon on good soil. It grows well ahgve ground and on 
account of its shape is easily harvested. In length is? about the same as 
Mammoth Long Red, but is more remarkable for its handsome Shape and 
broad shoulders, the diameter being greater, and in weight much heavier; 
flesh deep red, fine texture, roots solid, tops small. Oz. 10c; 2 oz. 15c; 
Vi lb. 25c; V 2 lb. 45c; 1 lb. 80c; 2 lbs. $1.55; 5 lbs. $3.80; 10 lbs. $7.50, 
postpaid. 
Improved Mammoth Long Red 
A standard and favorite Mangel, producing a very large root uniformly 
straight and well formed, weighing from 30 to 40 pounds each, of a 
beautiful dark red color, wonderfully productive, average 1,000 to 1,500 
bushels per acre. Keeping qualities not excelled. Oz. 8c; 2 oz. 12c; 
Vi lb. 18c; Vi lb. 32c; 1 lb. 60c; 2 lbs. $1.10, postpaid. 
Golden Tankard 
An immense yielder and 60 to 75 tons per acre have often been grown 
on good ground and under good cultivation. The roots are handsome, 
of an ideal, cylindrical form, with small neck, clean, generally with 
only one tap-root, and can easily be lifted, and are excellent keepers. 
The skin is light gray above and deep orange below the ground, the 
flesh is bright golden yellow, differing from all other varieties, which 
cut white. Oz. 7c; 2 oz. 10c; Vi lb. 15c; Vi lb. 28c; 1 lb. 50c; 2 lbs. 
95c, postpaid. 
Golden Monarch 
This entirely new and distinct Mangel grows to the largest size and 
is of a beautiful russet yellow color. The flesh is white, firm and 
sweet, greatly relished by cattle and other stock. The roots are large, 
ovoid shaped with small tops admitting close planting. Easily lifted, 
growing more than half above ground, producing enormous crops, and 
is an excellent keeper. Oz. 8c; 2 oz. 15c; V4 lb. 25c; Vi lb. 40c; 1 lb. 
70c; 2 lbs. $1.35, postpaid. 
Choicest sorts mixed. 
2 lb. $1.00, postpaid. 
Mixed Mangel Seed 
Oz. 8c; 2 oz. 12c; Vi lb. 20c; V 2 lb. 30c; 1 lb. 55c; 
SUGAR BEETS for STOCK FEEDING 
Seeds Are Bred for Disease Resistant Qualities 
Giant Feeding Sugar 
The Greatest Beet for Feeding Stock 
The magnificent Sugar Beet, while giving nearly 
is large a yield of easily grown and harvested 
roots as a crop of Mangels, supplies a food of 
very much higher nutritive value, being much 
richer in sugar. They yield, under equally favor¬ 
able conditions, more than double that of sugar beets 
and, not being so sweet, are less liable to injure the 
kidneys when fed in large quantities. The roots grow 
about two-thirds out of the ground and because of 
this and their shape the crop can be harvested and 
stored at less expense than any other root crop. Roots 
very large, smooth, clean and of oval shape; white skin, 
white flesh. Every farmer shold try it. Oz. 8c; Vi lb. 
18c; Vi lb. 30c; I lb. 55c; 2 lb. $1.00, postpaid. 
New Imperial Sugar 
This Beet is the result of years of methodical and persevering 
selection. It is extremely rich in sugar, thousands of analyses 
showing that the average percentage of sugar obtained from 
this variety is about eighteen and its average yield may be stated 
as from 15 to 16 tons an acre, but crops of 25 to 40 tons per acre 
have been obtained off it. Flesh finely grainted and very sweet. 
We sell thousands of pounds each year to the large growers and 
Beet sugar factories through the country, always with the most 
satisfactory results. Oz. 10c; Vi lb. 20c; Vi lb. 35c; 1 lb. 60c; 2 lb. 
$1.10, postpaid. 
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TO AO l MAON QUO OIC 6 1898 NO 37 2l? 
THE ORIGINAL SOIL 
INOCULATOR 
Be Sure to State 
What Kind of Seed | 
You Wish to In¬ 
oculate. 
Alfalfa, clover, soy 
beans, vetches, peas, 
beans, cow peas, pea¬ 
nuts and other legumes should always be inoculated with Nitragin. 
FOR ALFALFA, CLOVERS—V 2 bu. size, 35c, postpaid; 1 bu. size, 65c, 
postpaid. 2 V2 bu. size $1.40. 
FOR VETCH, PEAS OR BEANS—V 2 bu. size, 35c, postpaid; 1 bu. size, 
50c, postpaid. 
FOR SOY BEANS AND COW PEAS—1 bu. size, 35c, postpaid. 
EVERY GARDEN NEEDS NITRAGIN — Garden size is for Peas, Sweet 
Peas, and Beans only, including Lima (4 in 1). Price, by mail, 25c. 
Imperial Sugar 
