Show MANGEL A L lew I 1 ew f Vui lct popular for fop 4 C itt it dt i albed danners ILI an well as dairy dairymen inen are bac each h ear learning alio value vale of mangel ml cl beets grown to a large size si ze as aa food for or cattle cheso root are juicy and re fr eStling adding not only to the herlth health of C the anieul an but being also alao of as a f for f or milk and meat 1 ill 1 7 F wt W P t S k I 1 N I 1 GOLDEN TANKARD MANGEL golden yellow tankard the mangel depicted in our cut is regarded by many anany dair nien as ong one of ill the most 1 profitable varieties it I 1 is 3 an all exceedingly prolific sort and is said to be both nutritious and hai d y the long yellow mangel is a good main crop sort as an enormous quantity can be grown on an acre with good culture another productive sort is the yellow ovoid mangel this is of distinct bhawe being intermediate between the long anil and globe varieties it is hardy aud and vigorous vis orous lines improved imperial sugar is an all american variety of finer grain than the ordin iny beet being good for table use as ai well IS cattle food yellow globe is a sort hoowell too well known to require special mention it is well adapted for growing grov ing in shallow soils thelon the long red inangelo produces roots of enormous bize bize sm smooth an ani and I regular in ili shape with a small top in order to be well preserved for gradual consumption during the winter winte r thorburn advises that mangel wu reels bo be heaped to a height of perhaps six feet on a dry sloping situation cover at fiat with a piece of canvas and as the cold this should be replaced I 1 epi need by about six inches of either cither salt lidy bay straw seaweed or even cornstalks corn stalks lest this covering be displaced displace ll by the wind a 1 light layer of earth is necessary so soon as this surface soil becomes frozen about six or eight inches more of earth should be placed over tile the entire heap by following up this gradual of covering all danger of heating will be obviated and the roots v w ill keep in perfect oi older der |