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Iowa Seed Company, 23... Des Moines, Iowa.
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Mangel & Sugar Beets for Stock
Extensively grown in all parts of the country for feeding stock. Sow in April or May in drills three feet apart, and thin to ten inches in the row. If your soil is deep and mellow, try the long varieties; if shallow the round kinds will do better. No crop pays the farmer or stock raiser better than mangels; 1,000 bushels to the acre is an ordinary yield, while, with good culture, 2,339 bushels have been grown to this amount of ground. It costs, counting labor, use of ground and everything, less than $50 to raise an acre of mangels and gather and store them. This, for an ordinary yield, is a cost of only five cents per bushel. They make the cheapest of foods for all kinds of live stock- horses, cattle, sheep, pigs, chickens, etc. Easily grown and they help to keep stock in good condition and free from disease. Dairymen claim that a bushel of mangels and a bushel of corn are worth more than two bushels of corn[.] Full directions for culture and storing mangels, will be sent on application. Use 5 lbs. seed to an acre.

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[Image that reads: Mammoth Golden Giant, A most valuable acquisition, A novelty of sterling merit.
Klein-Wanzleben Sugar Beet.
Golden Tankard
Champion Yellow Globe
Dignity
Collection of Mangels
One ounce each of the nine varieties of Mangels and Sugar Beets for 40c, 1/4 lb. of each $1.00, 1 lb. of each $3.00, postpaid, or $2.40 by express.

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Mammoth Golden Giant.- An improvement on the long yellow mangel, being of considerably greater size, more than half above ground and of a more grayish or rather russet yellow color. Remarkably even in shape, rather elongated, of vigorous growth; it has a fine neck and a very smooth skin. Flesh white, firm and sweet, much liked by cattle. In short, a magnificent root, easily lifted from the ground, producing enormous crops. Excellent keeper; yields 40 to 60 tons per acre. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 20c, lb. 50c. By express, 5 lb. $1.50.

Champion Yellow Globe.-Finest type of Yellow Globe in cultivation. Roots immense size, fine shape, small tap root, neat top. Flesh being very firm and fine-grained, renders it an excellent keeping variety. Well adapted to shallow soils. Per pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 20c, lb. 45c. By express, not prepaid, 5 lbs. $1.50.

Red Globe.-Like the above except color. Per pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, [1/4?] lb. 20c, lb. 50c. By express, 5 lbs. $1.50.

Golden Tankard.-Best for dairy farming. Considered indispensable among English dairy farmers; it is stated by them they are able to obtain a higher price for milk when feeding cows on Golden Tankard. Sheep thrive on it. Other magels cut white, circled with yellow, but Golden Tankard is of a rich, deep yellow throughout. Early, hardy and a heavy cropper, for on account of its shape the roots can be left standing close in rows. Per pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 20c, lb. 45c, By express, not prepaid, 5 lbs. $1.50.

Klein-Wanzleben.-Also called Diamond Sugar Beet. This variety is cultivated on a larger scale for the beet sugar factories than any other as it yields frequently 15 to 20 per cent [percent] of sugar. Root is of shape shown in our illustration, straight, tapering evenly and somewhat screw shape. Our seed is grown in Germany from beets which were tested as to per cent of sugar before setting out. The heavy per cent [percent] of sugar makes it also of great value for feeding. Per pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 20c, lb. 50c. By express, 5 lbs. $1.50.

$10.00 Prize. We will pay $10.00 cash for the heaviest Mangel or Sugar Beet grown from our seed this year. Report to be sent in by Oct. 15th.

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Dignity Long Red.-An improvement on the Mammoth Long Red by careful selection for a number of years. It stands head and shoulders above all other varieties of mangels; unequaled for yielding and feeding qualities. Grows to a very large size, weighing from 20 to 50 lbs., and will yield 50 tons per acre with ordinarily good cultivation. Thousands of western farmers have grown our Dignity mangel and call it the most profitable farm crop they ever tried. If you want large crops of large mangels of good quality, don't fail to try the Dignity. It is very uniform, smooth, and of good shape. Should be grown on deep, loose soil. Per pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 20c, lb. 50c. By express, not prepaid, 5 lbs. $1.75, 10 lbs. $3.00.

Vilmorin's Improved Sugar.-Best and sweetest of the French Sugar Beets. Under average conditions it has yielded 14 tons of roots to the acre, containing about 16 per cent [percent] of sugar. Per pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 20c, lb. 50c. By express, 5 lbs. $1.75.

Danish Sugar Beet.-An improved strain of the White French Red Top sugar beet which is wonderfully fine for feeding to milch cows and will add greatly to the milk production as well as to its richness. It will yield as much or more than any variety of mangels and we consider it superior to any variety of sugar beet or mangel for feeding. Per pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 20c, lb. 60c. By express, 5 lbs. $2.25.

Lane's Imperial Sugar Beet.-An improvement on the white French Sugar Beet. Recommended as hardier, more productive, yielding 35 to 40 tons per acre. It is much larger than the above varieties and will yield more but is not as sweet, containing only about 8 per cent of sugar. Greatly liked for stock feeding and preferred by some to mangels. Per pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 15c, lb. 40c. By express, 5 lbs. $1.25.

This Year Mangel and Sugar Beet seed is scarce, owing to short crop, but price is not high and it will pay you to put in an acre. Five pounds will be sufficient. You may select one pound each of five sorts at the 5-lb. rate.