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IOWA SEED COMPANY, DES MOINES, IOWA. 5

MANGEL & SUGAR BEETS FOR STOCK
EXTENSIVELY grown in all parts of the country for feeding stock. Sow by April of May in drills three feet
apart, and thin to ten inches in the row if your soil is deep and mellow, [illegible] the long varieties; if shallow
the round kinds will do better. No crop pays the farmer and stockraiser better than mangels; 1,000 bushels to
the acre is an ordinary yield, while, with good culture, 2,339 bushels have been [known?] to this amount of ground.
It costs, counting labor, use of ground and everything, less than $30 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. [Vastly?] 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 five pounds to an acre. Prices quoted by express are not prepaid.

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.

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. 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 keepers; yields 40 to 60 tons per acre. Per oz. 5c, 1/4 lb.
15c, lb. 40c. By express, not prepaid, 5 Ibs. or more @ 25c.

CHAMPION YELLOW GLOBE .-Finest type of Yellow Gloge [Globe] in cul-
tivation. 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 oz. 5c, 1/4 lb. 15. lb. 35c. By express,
5 lbs, or more @ 25c.

GOLDEN TANKARD .-Best for dairy farming. Considered indispen-
sable 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.
Other mangels cut white, circled with yellow, Golden Tankard is a rich,
deep yellow throughout. Early, hardy, and a heavy cropper, for on ac-
count of its shape the roots can be left standing close in rows. Per
oz. 5c, 1/4 lb. 15c, lb. 35c. By express, 5 lbs. or more @ 25c.

CRIMSON TANKARD,-A fine new sort like above, but of crimson
color . Per oz. 5c, 1/4 lb. 15c, lb. 45c. By express 5 lbs. or more @30c.

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 a heavy crop, and we consider it superior to any variety of
mangels for feeding. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 20c, lb. 60c. By express 5 lbs.
or more @ 45c.

Last year I grew a Dignity Mangel which weighed 35 lbs., and they
were the finest I ever raised.--Mrs. A. Hickman, Mecca, Mo.

L.C. Johnson says that he grew only half an acre of mangels last year
and after selling $20.00 worth to a neighboring dairyman he had sufficient
left to feed four cows all winter.

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 to acre with ordinary 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 Dignity. Is very uniform,
smooth and of good shape. Should be grown on deep, loose soil. Per oz.
5c, 1/4 lb. 15c, lb. 35c. By express, not prepaid, 5 lbs. or more @25c.

GIANT HALF SUGAR MANGEL.--A new hybrid between Mammoth
Red Mangel and Sugar beet; of superior merit. Described with novelties.
Per oz. 5c, 1/4 lb. 15c, lb. 45c. By express 5 lbs. or more @30c.

KLEIN WANZLEBEN Sugar Beet.--This variety is cultivated on a
larger scale for the beet sugar factories than any other, as it usually
yields 15 to 20 per cent of sugar. Root is of shape shown in our illustra-
tion, 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 of sugar makes it of great value
for feeding. Per oz. 5c, 1/4 lb. 15c, lb. 35c. By express 5 lb. or more@ 25c.

LANE' S IMPERIAL SUGAR BEET.--An improvement on the White
French Sugar Beet. Recommended as hardier, more productive, yielding
35 to 40 tons to the acre. It is much larger than other varieties and will
yield more, but is not as sweet. Preferred by some to mangels for stock
feeding. Per oz. 5c. 1/4 lb. 15c, lb. 35c. By express 5 Ibs. or more 25c.

$10.00 PRIZE
We will pay$10.00 cash for
the heaviest Mangel or Su-
gar beet grown from our
seed this year; report to be
sent in by October 15th.

SUGAR CANE IS ONE OF THE MOST PROFITABLE CROPS FOR WINTER FORAGE.