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Mangel-Wurzel 
Culture. Plow deep for this crop, and in May or June 
plant six Mangel seed to the foot in two or three rows, 
later thinning to a 9'inch stand. One ounce sows one hun- 
drd feet of row and six pounds an acre. When a light frost 
has occurred, lift the roots and store in pits or cellars. 
IMPROVED MAMMOTH LONG RED. (108 
days). The largest and most productive Man- 
gel. Roots 5 inches thick, 1? inches long, ta' 
pering to a point. Grows half above the 
ground. Color light red. 
GOLDEN TANKARD. (100 days). Shape cyh 
indrical, color deep rich yellow; flesh yellow 
circled with white. Unequaled for feeding 
stock. 
PRICES: Pkt., 10c; U lb., 20c. 
Sugar Beets 
Culture. In growing, the Sugar Beet is treated like the 
mangel except that only six or eight inches of space is given 
each Beet in the row. 
GIANT FEEDING HALF SUGAR - For Feed¬ 
ing. (90 days). This unites the large size of the 
mangel with the greater feeding value of the 
Sugar Beet. The roots average 10 to 12 inches 
and the outline is that of a broad, thick wedge, 
the upper portion of a soft bright pink, shad' 
ing lighter toward the bottom where the lower 
portion for about one'third the length is white. 
KLEIN WANZLEBEN - For Sugar. (90 days). 
The variety most used for sugar manufacture 
on account of high sugar content; is also 
good for stock feeding. Roots long with thick 
shoulder, tapered; skin gray'white, flesh solid 
white. 
PRICES: Pkt., 10c; M Ib., 20c. 
Mangel-Wurzel 
Improved Mammoth Long Red 
Broccoli 
GREEN ITALIAN SPROUT¬ 
ING. (60 days). A distinct 
variety of the sprouting type. 
It forms a large head con' 
sisting of a cluster of bluish' 
green flower heads. When 
this central head is removed 
the plant develops numerous 
lateral sprouts, each of which 
produces a small head. These 
are cut, leaving about 6 in. of 
the stem, and are tied in 
bunches for market. Both 
stems and heads are cooked 
and served like cauliflower. 
Pkt., 10c; oz., 40c; M lb., 
^1.25. 
Brussels Sprouts 
Culture. One of the most delicious 
garden vegetables. Plant in 3-foot rows, 
11/2 to 2 feet apart. One ounce will pro' 
duce about 5000 plants. Cultivate same 
as cabbage. Autumn grown Sprouts, 
drilled in May and transplanted in 
July generally do the best as the plants 
are quite hardy and the buds mellow 
under frost. 
DWARF IMPROVED. (75 
days). Grows 18 to 30 inches 
higb, producing compact 
sprouts 1 to 2 inches in diam' 
eter; grayish green in color. 
Hardy, early. Pkt., 10c; oz., 
25c. 
Cabbage 
Culture. Cabbage plants, when properly hardened by gradually 
being brought to a low temperature and the quantity of water in 
them diminished, will stand any frost and some considerable 
freezing. Yet, a Cabbage plant raised at a high temperature and 
full of water will be killed by even a light frost. Cabbage can be 
grown by planting the seed heavily where the crop is to grow and 
thinning the plants, but a better practice is to raise the plants 
without crowding in a seed bed which is not richer than the fields 
to which the plants go. Transplant, if possible, on a cloudy day; 
watering the plants if the soil is dry. For early Cabbage, sow seed 
in hotbeds in February, transplant to cold frames in March and 
set outside in April, or sow seed out-of-doors as soon as the soil 
can be worked in spring, covering the seed one-third inch deep. All 
vegetable plants are best when grown without check, so let as much 
soil adhere to the roots of the plant in transplanting as will hold 
and set up to the first leaf. At this time the plants should have 4 or 
5 pairs of leaves and be 4 to 6 inches high. Set small va. 
rieties to be worked by hand as close as 18 inches, while large, 
late varieties, horse-cultivated, need 30 or more inches. If 
heads are so early as to begin bursting, push the head to one 
side far enough to tear off the roots on one side. Cabbage 
grows successfully on a wide variety of soils and experience 
points to liming, deep plowing, and heavy manuring as suc¬ 
cessful practices. The number of days given is the time re¬ 
quired from setting plants to mature heads. 
GOLDEN ACRE. (65 days). A selection from the 
earliest strain of Copenhagen Market. It is a few 
days earlier, is a somewhat smaller plant and has 
a slightly smaller head than the Copenhagen Mar¬ 
ket. Very solid, fine grained and exceptionally well 
flavored. It is the best of the first early round 
heads for early market and shipping use. Sure 
heading and easy to grow. 
BUGNER’S. (120 days). A winter Cabbage which 
has been and still is the most popular late va¬ 
riety around Chicago. It makes very large, some¬ 
what flattened heads which are extra hard and 
solid. This variety is, furthermore, greatly resist¬ 
ant to “yellows” disease. 
Golden Acre 
