Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-05-31
MANGEL WuRZEIS.

in this country, is the large amount Of
work required. Beginning in small way
with ruta bagas and carrots, with the rows
fifteen to twenty inches apart and plants
very close together in the row, a large
amount of work is required per acre. A
considerable portion of this work may be
saved by growing mangeI wurzels, and
arranging both the rows and plants at a
much greater distance apart. BY making
the rows twenty eight or thirty inches
apart, and the plants about fifteen inches
apart In the row, there is only about one
fourth as many plants to hoe, as there would
be If the rows were fifteen inches apart
and the plants about eight inches in the
row. At the same time, on suitable land,
the actual amount of labor ought not to
tse much more than oBartcnth as much.
For, with the narrow rows and thick
plants, nearly OF quite all must be done
with the hoe; s6that each plant will re-
quire good deal more work than is the
case with plants in wide rows, where
most of the work can be done with
horse. Besides, with most farmers, hoe
ing in the narrow rows will be rather put
tering garden work, that they don't like;
while in the wide rows, with the plants
further apart in the row, it is more like
peld hoejng, where they will seem TO get
aiOng great deal better.
Ii is very probable that with the greater
number of plants per acre more bushels
can be grown; but the difference in the
yield will not be in proportion to the dis
lance apart, or increase in the number of
plsuts-the mangels that are at the greater
distance apart will be much the largest.
For instance, If, with rows Is to 20 inches
apart and plants TO 10 inches in the row,
there is 600 bushels per acre; then, with
the rows Is to 80 inches apart and plants
10 inches in the row, there should be 500
bushels. In this way, with only one
sixth less per acre, there may be more
than double the roots realized for the labor
required in tending and mangels that
cost from 10 10 cents per bushel in the
one case may not cost more than 4 to
cents Ia the other. Besides the larger
roots, from being so much less in number,
can be much sooner harvested and taken
care of Il takes very little more time to
pull and trim mangel that will weigh ten
or twelve pounds than one that only
weighs three or four pounds, while
wagon box can be much sooner filed with
the larger roots.
The mangei wurzel also does better
than other roots apthis greater distance
apart-the increase In size is greater in
proportion than 1t ia with sugar beets,
ruta bagas and other Swedes, or carrots.
If to this is added that in this country, at
the usual distance apart each kind is
grown, the mangel generally yields the
most per sore, the superiority of this
root, for thiR purpose, viii at once be i
seen.
Mangels also require less work, when
they are small and most difficult to work
in, than either turnipS or carrots-they
are not checked and kept some time at
nearly standstill by the turnip fly nor
are they long time in the ground, and
when up of slow growth, like the carrot.
But coming up rather quick, and growing
well, weeds have less chance to get the
start, and the plants are soon large enough
"a be easily managed. True they should
Toe kOed once when quite small, or about
.the tiRio the third leaf appears, but then
sine weeds arc very small and the plants
easily seen. Then with a suitable hoe,
the corners standing out well, the rows
Gun be soon dressed out and the spaces
between the rows can then be worked |
with o horse. A large part of the sur
plus plsnis will be removed, like weeds, |
at the first hoeing; then the thinning out |
can be easily finished st the second hoe |
ing, aud be nearly all done with the hoe |
Time is also saved in thinning out where |
the plants are so far apart.
A good clover sod, that was MANFRED /
the previous fall, will be q COED place for
mango! Yurzels This sod, If all right, |
NAV be plowed once, as deep as the land |
has previously been worked, and then /
thoroughly prepared for the seed. If a
clover sod is not convenient, then good, |
clean corn stubble, that was well manured |
ano well tended last year, will do well. If |
the lane is at all weedy, it should be
wor ID early and then lie until the first
CROP weeds is started, then most likely /
the w6l. crop of weeds of the season can
be destroyed by another working. Where
IL is important TO save labor, 1t may pay
10 wait little to let the weeds get well
started; good crops have been grown that
were not sOwn until June. But, when
convenient, IL is better TO sow as soon as
the ground is dry and warm, and In good
order for the seed to come up and grow
right slong-say when the land is in good
order for planting corn. Any good corn
land will answer for mangels; but the best
soil is a rather heavy, rich loan. They
can be grown on quite heavy clay, if it is
rich, and brought into good, fine filth.
As 70 varieties; the new beginner will
I,e very likely to do the best with the
long nd mangel wurzel, which is a very
rank and free grower, and with good
chance aitains u large size. The long
willow mangel also docs we'll But per-
hans the best one fuE feeding is the yell
low globe manyel wurzei, and those farm
ers that like TO have the best viii do yell |
10 give il trial.
Mangels are very good for making milk |
u, beef, g fed with other suitable kinds
of feed, But the main object in growing
roofs is TO preserve and promote the
health of stock, by furnishing change
and greater variety Of feed, us well as a
norton of green watery feed, that's evil
IDENTIFY needed 20 secure and keep in
healthy thriving condition all domestic
animals whsle confined TO dry feed in the
winter. For this purpose it is evident
that nlangels are the cheapest green feed
dat eSR be grown by the American
farmer,
AGOOD ONE SOB SNOKERS.
An aged negroes, whose eminent picty
Lad srcured for her an extensive reputa-
don, In walking her usual round of visits,
Grop,.sI upon neighbor, who was
ooualIy well known as temperance man
and hater of tobacco.
Ifter bring courteOusly received, the
occrers pulled from her pocket long
Inc and commenced smoking some very
sJ'nion" tobacco, 20 'pG infinite disgust
~ her host. The man maintained his
oomno.are several minutes, but the fume
mi smoke became too powerful for him,
anJ rising from his chair be said
rAunt Chloe, do you think you are a
ttYes brudder, ! speks is.
sno YOU believe In tue Bible, aunty2'
eyes. brudder"
..Do YOU know that there is q passage !
- che Scriptures which declares that
no,hing uuciean shall inherit the king
dom of heaven ,y
eyes, I've heGTd IL
oDo you believe it
eyes"
.sWeu. Chloe, you cannot enter The
,..,don of heaven. Because there Is
n,s;ng 90 unclean as the breath of o
no.I What do you say to that Z"
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