Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-04-03
PRESS BULLETIN NO. II
stock Roots..Take Place OF
Expensive Mediums and
Stock Foods

Stock Foods
Stock roots under ordinary field con-
ditions yield from 10 to 10 tons
per acre; from $50 to $50 bushels
When the soil is very fertile, and given
extra care, they may be made to yield
as high as 80 tons, or 1000 bushels per
acre
The cost of growing roots, taking
everything into consideration such as
value of land, cost of machinery, seed,
labor. etc., need not exceed $50 per
acre. or from 81 to $1.25 per ton.
Two acres of stock roots are grown
on Experiment Farm every year:
They are grown in rotation with
barley, clover and peas
They are sown with garden drill
in rows "a inches apart. When the
plants appear above ground they are
none over with wheel hoe, and later
with a horse cultivator every week
throughout the growing season. s.@
when the plants are about two
inches high they are thinnedl out a
Co, common hand hoe being used for this
nnrpose. The stock carrot is thinned
q 8 inches, and the rutabaga and
lmn,a,n,lxle to -. Thinning the plants
Aarly, with the hoe, lessons the hand
Ykinnine later. With the plants well
; Sfbsart they are much easier kept clean
and, and their yield is greater than when
grown Tricky. .a#
In pulling the roots in the fall they
are laid even in the row with the tops
all one way. The topping is then
done with a corn knife, cutting the
tone Of two and three with single
stroke.
The roots that are fed early in the
fall before they are put in the root
cellar may be fed tops and all thus
lessening the labor
= In storing the roots for winter
cellar is necessary, and should be IN
connection with the barn for con-
venience in feeding. Roots that are
to be fed in October, November and
the fore part of December may be
piled on the ground near the barn ana
covered over with straw and litter
sufficiently to keep from freezing:
In storing the roots in cellar care
must he taken to remove as much of
the dirt as possible to avoid heating
The more free from dirt the better
they will keep.
In feeding carrots and 1nangles to
stock it is desirable to cut them, but
not necessary. When the fall work is
rushing they may be fed whole, but
later when time is ample 1T IS
advisable to cut them.
Mangles, sugar beets, stock carrots
and rutabagas have been compared on
the Experiment Farm. On high we'll
drained soil and a favorable season,
mangles give the largest yield but on
low ground and in cold wet spring
are ant to fail. This is also true of
the sugar beet Stock carrots have
never failed to produce crop. Ruta-
bagas are also very heardy but objec-
tionable for dairy cows.
Taking all conditions, the stock
carrot is recommended for this section
of the state. Rutabagas may be grown
for sheep pigs and young stock, but
either the stock carrot or lnangle for
dairy cows.
A sandy loan soil is best for roots.
It should be we'll MANFRED. In prepar-
ing the seed bed harrow thoroughly
Immediately after blowing as the soil
is most easily pulverized at that
time It is also we'll to plank or roll
it before seeding as the garden drill is
difficult to work in uneven ground. A
garden drill is the first thing that
Should be secured in preparing to
grow roots With garden drill all
acre can be sown in half day. A
good drill may be bought for So or
S1O Two or more farmers may buy
one in cooperation to good advantage.
In seeding sow plenty Of seed. The
surplus may be thinned out easily.
For carrots or rutabagas sow from 1
1-2 to 2 pounds per acre, for mangles
Is to 20 pounds.
The time to plant will depend upon
the season, from May 10 to June 10.
Carrots and rutabagas may he seeded
quite early without danger. Ruta-
bagas may be sown as late as July
and good crop secured, but earlier
planted is safer.
Grow roots. The money you spend
on one ton of bran or shorts if
invested in an acre of roots will pro-
duce from four to five times as much
feed.
Live stock of all kinds need some
succulent feed in winter to be healthy.