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Mangels and Sugar Beet 
260 Mangel, Shumway’s Colossal Giant 
The Largest Yielding Variety I Have Ever Seen 
1 Oz. of Seed Will Plant a Row 100 Ft. Long. 7 Lbs. of Seed to Sow One Acre 
"With the extremely low prices of grain, all farmers should grow at least a liberal acreage of 
my wonderful Colossal Giant Mangel. Mangels and Sugar Beets will grow and produce a crop 
on any fair Corn land. Root crops for cattle feeding is ecpial to grain pound for pound and pro¬ 
duced at half the cost. The value of Mangels for stock feeding is very important. They improve 
their health and condition. For milk cows they increase the flow of milk and are relished by all 
animals. My Colossal Giant is the most popular. The roots are of enormous size, very uniform 
in shape, smooth and clean. Skin is bright, rich red ; flesh is white, tinted with rose. Easily har¬ 
vested as roots grow one-half to two-thirds out of the ground and frequently 2 feet or more in 
length. The immense yield of 35 to 50 tons per acre, under favorable conditions, is not unusual. 
Oz., 10 cts.; lb., 31 cts.; 1/2 54 cts.; lb., $1.00; 2 lbs., $1.90; 5 lbs., $3.75, postpaid. 
Mi 
255 Mammoth Long Red. A 
very prolific strain and an abun¬ 
dant yielder. Frequently reach 
a length of about two feet, grow 
about one-half above the sur¬ 
face, and the tonnage per acre 
on rich or well-fertqized ground 
is something immense. We rec¬ 
ommend this strain next to 
Shumway’s Colossal Giant for 
size, quality and yield. Skin is 
deep red and flesh is veined 
with rose-pink. Ranks very 
high in nutritive value and is 
greatly relished by stock. Oz., 
7 cts.; 1/4 lb., 20 cts.; Vz 32 
cts.; lb., 55 cts.; 2 lbs., $1.00; 
6 lbs., $2.25, postpaid. 
Grow 
Mangels 
for Poultry 
and Stock 
Feeding 
257 A smooth, yellow-fleshed Mangel, high in 
saccharine content and in milk producing qual¬ 
ities. Yields immense crops and is easily har¬ 
vested. Roots are heavy and solid, of a thick and 
typical tankard shape, tapering quickly at the 
bottom, which is quite broad, with only a small 
tap-root. The flesh is Arm, rich deep yellow 
color, and it is an excellent keeper. Oz., 7 cts.; 
1/4 lb., 20 cts.; 1/2 lb., 32 cts.; lb., 55 cts.; 2 lbs., 
$1.00; 5 lbs., $2.25, postpaid. 
256 Danish Sludstrup 
The seed of this mangel is produced in Denmark, where mangels are as 
important to the dairy farmers and stock feeders as corn is in this country 
This variety for many times has been awarded the first class certificate bv the 
Danush government. This is a long yellowish-red cylindrical root that grows 
over half above the ground, making it very easy to harvest. O*., 7 cts,; lb.. 
20 cts.; % lb., 32 cts.; lb., 55 cts.; 2 lbs., $1.00; 5 lbs., $2.25, postpaid. ^ 
2S8 Giant Half Sugar 
Rose Top 
A Cross Between Mangel and 
Sugar Beet— 
A Great Yielder 
This magnificent Sugar 
Beet, while giving nearly as 
large a yield of easily grown 
and harvested roots as a crop 
of Mangels, supplies a food of 
very much higher nutritive 
value, the roots for feeding 
purposes being really more 
valuable, pound for pound, 
than those of the very best 
strains of Sugar Beet, and the 
yield under equally favorable 
conditions being more than 
double. The roots grow part¬ 
ly out of the ground, and be¬ 
cause of this and their shape, 
the crop can be harvested and 
stored at less expense than any 
other root crop. We are cer¬ 
tain that every one who plants 
this variety and grows it with 
care will be much pleased with 
the crop. Roots are of oval 
shape, green above and white 
below the ground, flesh white 
and sweet. Extensively used 
for stock feeding. It is a heavy 
cropper. Oz., 7 cts.; lb., 20 
cts.; 1/2 lb., 32 cts.; 1 lb., 55 
cts.; 2 lbs., $1.00; 5 lbs., $2.25. 
PLANT A GARDEN THIS YEAR 
FOR HEALTH AND PROFIT 
2®^ Sugar Beet, 
Improved 
White Sugar 
One of the best for stock 
feeding purposes. Of easy 
and cheap production, with 
rich sugary quality. The crop 
has reached 30 tons per acre, 
and single specimens have 
weighed 30 pounds and over. 
Oz., 7 cts.; Vi lb., 20 cts.; 1/2 
lb., 32 cts.; lb., 55 cts.; 2 lbs., 
$1.00, postpaid. 
262 Klein 
Wanzleben 
I just 
couldn’t farm 
without a 
crop of your 
Colossal Man¬ 
gels. — Frank 
Miller, R a - 
cine, Wiscon¬ 
sin. 
For Sugar Making or Stock 
Feeding. The roots are me¬ 
dium large, 10 to 12 inches 
long, 3% to 4 inches at shoul¬ 
der, gradually tapering toward 
the base. Quite smooth, an 
enormous yielder, grown ex¬ 
tensively in many section.^ for 
sugar. Highly recommended 
as a Winter food for cows. 
Oz., 7 cts.; Vi lb., 20 cts.; Vz^l ARlrREET 
lb., 32 cts.; lb., 55 cts.; 2 lbs., * 
$1.00, postpaid. 
