F. H. WOODRUFF & SONS’ 
MANGEL WURZEL AND SUGAR BEET 
Culture —Same as for table beets, except that 
the rows should be 24 to 36 inches apart. 
MAMMOTH LONG RED. The most used mangel 
for stock feeding, as it is a heavy yielding sort, 
often producing 30 to 50 tons per acre. The 
flesh is white, veined with pink. Grows well 
above ground. 
GIANT HALF SUGAR ROSE. A fine stock feeding 
beet, rich in sugar. The roots are rose above 
ground, white below ground, and the flesh white 
GOLDEN TANKARD. Has a large root, usually 
larger at the bottom than at the top. Flesh 
yellow, and inclined to give color to milk. 
GIANT YELLOW INTERMEDIATE OR SLUDSTRUP. 
Midway between long and globe shape, skin 
yellow, flesh white with yellow zones. Grows 
half out of ground. 
KLEIN WANZLEBEN SUGAR. A smooth beet, broad 
at the shoulder and gradually tapering toward 
the base. Grown in many sections for sugar, 
but also makes a fine winter food for cattle, 
as the yield is large. 
LANE’S IMP. WHITE SUGAR. A fine beet for feed¬ 
ing stock, the yield about 35 tons per acre. 
Single beets are very large, thick at the should¬ 
er and tapering below. 
CAULIFLOWER 
Culture —Cauliflower needs the same treatment 
as cabbage, but is not so hardy and requires 
protection against cold, heat and drought. Must 
have plenty of water in summer. Sow for early 
crop in hot bed in January or February, and do 
not transplant until all danger of frost is past. 
For late crop, sow in May or June and treat like 
late cabbage. Set plants about 18 inches apart 
in 3 foot rows. One ounce will produce 2000 
plants. 
SNOWBALL. Earliest maturing strain of short¬ 
leaved type. It is well adapted for forcing or 
winter use and is one of the most popular of 
all sorts, both for the market gardener and 
home use. Our strain of this variety can be 
relied upon as one of the most satisfactory of 
all. 
EXTRA EARLY DWARF ERFURT. Similar in gen¬ 
eral characteristics to Snowball, but not quite 
so early and somewhat larger in growth. 
DANISH DRY WEATHER. A variety similar to 
Snowball and popular in some sections. 
CHICORY 
Culture —Sow the seed in May or June, in rows 
about a foot and a half apart, about one inch 
deep. Thin to six inches apart. In the fall dig 
up the roots, trim off the leaves about lj4 inches 
from the crown. Remove side roots and cut off 
the roots to about nine inches in length. Set these 
roots about 2 inches apart in a trench some 18 
inches deep, which will leave the crowns about 
9 inches below ground when the trench has been 
filled with fine rich soil. In about four to six 
weeks the new tops will be the proper size. The 
leaves are to be blanched and eaten as a salad. 
WITLOOF OR FRENCH ENDIVE. Our stock is fine 
and produces large compact heads. 
LARGE ROOTED MAGDEBURG. 
CARDOON 
LARGE SMOOTH SOLID. Grown somewhat like 
celery and served like asparagus. Sow in May 
in rows 3 feet apart, transplanting or thinning 
to 2 feet apart in the row. Blanch by tying the 
heads. One ounce for 100 feet of row. 
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