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Title: 1901 Johnson & Stokes garden and farm manual
Identifier: CAT31294891 (find matches)
Year: 1901 (1900s)
Authors: Johnson & Stokes; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Nurseries (Horticulture), Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Catalogs; Nursery stock, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Catalogs; Vegetables, Seeds, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Catalogs; Flowers, Seeds, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Catalogs; Fruit, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Catalogs; Nuts, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Catalogs; Gardening, Equipment and supplies, Catalogs; Seed industry and trade, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Catalogs
Publisher: Philadelphia, Pa. : Johnson & Stokes : Press of Edward Stern & Co. , Inc.
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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20 JOHXSOX & STOKES, PHILADELPHIA Mangel-Wurzel and Sugar Cattle Beets AVe strongly recommend the Mangels and Sugar Beets for feeding to cattle, sheep and swine. The roots grow to a very large size. Make a much heavier yield than Turnips, and are more nutritious and fattening for food during the winter, largely increasing'the yield of milk in cows. They can be grown at trifling cost. The seed should be sown any time during April or May, in rows 1\ to 3 feet apart, at the rate of five to six pounds per acre. When the plants are 2 or 3 inches high, thin or cut out with the hoe to 10 or 12 inches apart in the row. The roots should be harvested before frost and stored in pits or cellars.
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Photograph of Prize Chirk Castle Mangel in comparison with the largest Improved Mammoth Long Red, both specimens grown in same field, with same cultivation. We believe this specimen to be the largest Mangel ever grown in America. The Chirk Castle M angel-Wurz el Beet Our attention was first called to this prodigious variety while visiting Scotland some years ago, where we saw hundreds of specimens taken from the field, weighing from fifty to sixty lbs. each, while whole crops averaged thirty-eight to forty lbs. per root, producing a yield of over sixty tons to the acre. The length is but little longer than Improved Mammoth Long Red, but it is remarkable for its handsome, thick, uniform shape and very broad shoulders, its diameter being greater and its weight very much heavier. The flesh is deep-colored red, of very fine texture and quality, containing less water and more sugar than any other Mangel, making it more nutritious and milk-pro- ducing. Sheep also thrive better when fed on it, picking out pieces of it in preference to other kinds. We consider this and Taber's Gate=Post, described on next page, by far the most valuable and profit- able of all the stock-feeding beets. The tops are smaller and it is such a shy seeder that the seed can- not be grown as cheaply as other Mangels. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c-.; \ lb., 25c; lb., 75c, postpaid ; lb., 65c; 5 lbs. (enough for one acre), $3 00, by freight or express. IMPROVED 31 AM MOTH LOXG RED MANGEL. A celebrated variety, sometimes called Jumbo, Norbitan Giant and Colossal. It is grown extensively for agricul- tural purposes, producing large roots, partly above ground. A very heavy cropper, frequently producing forty tons to the acre; growing enormously in size, but of fine texture and quality. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; % lb-> 15c-; 1d-. 4°c., post- paid; lb., 30c; 5 lbs. and over, '25c. per lb., by express. GOLDEN GIANT INTERMEDIATE (YELLOW LEVI A T HAN MANGELS This new variety is a great improvement over the old Yellow Intermediate, being much larger and more even in shape, and of a beautiful yellow russet color. It grows more than half above ground, with fine neck and large leaves; flesh white, tirm, sweet, greatly relished by cattle. It is a magnificent root, producing enor- mous crops; easily pulled and an excellent keeper. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; ^ lb., 15c; lb., 40c, postpaid. By express or freight, lb., 30c; 5 lbs. and over, 25c. per lb. NEW GOLDEN YELLOW MAMMOTH MANGEL. Inform and size resembles Improved Red Mammoth; the flesh, however, is a bright golden yellow, of fine quality and exceedingly rich in saccharine matter; a heavy cropper. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 3+ lb., 20c; lb., 50c, postpaid; by express or freight, 40c per lb.; 5 lbs. and over, 35c. per lb. CHAMPION YELLOW OR ORANGE GLOBE MANGEL. The best Yellow Globe in cultivation; grow- ing partly above ground; succeeds well on light land; beautiful shape; a sure cropper and excellent keeper. Pkt., 5c: oz., 10c; % lb., 15c; lb., 35c, postpaid. By express or freight, 25c. per lb., or in lots of 5 lbs. and over, 20c. per lb. GOLDEN TANK ARD MANGEL. A valuable yel- low-fleshed variety, said to contain a large percentage of sugar. In shape it is broader than the Long Red, and not so long; exceedingly hardy, and maturing earlier than other large sorts. Pkt., 5c; oz.," 10c; 34 lb., 15c; lb., 35c, post- paid ; 5 lbs. and over, by freight or express, 20c. per lb.

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