mangel
Example Sentences
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Salt has been found in some districts to have a very good effect on the mangel crop, and potash is often found to amply repay application.
From Manures and the principles of manuring by Charles Morton Aikman
And, as soon as a portion of the land can be made rich enough, he will grow more or less mangel wurzels, sugar beets, turnips, and other root crops.
From Talks on Manures A Series of Familiar and Practical Talks Between the Author and the Deacon, the Doctor, and other Neighbors, on the Whole Subject by Joseph Harris
Ten pounds of mangel beets per 100 hens or 1 square inch of well-sprouted oats per bird will supply needed green food during the winter.
From A Living from the Land by William B. Duryee
I can conjugate the modern verb "to wangle," And, if required, translate it into Greek; I can even tell a wurzel from a mangel; But I cannot tell a bubble from a squeak.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 158, March 17, 1920 by Various
But, besides this use of the mangel wurzel, there is another, with regard to pigs at least, of very great importance.
From Cottage Economy To Which Is Added The Poor Man's Friend by William Cobbett
