mangel
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Our grass, our turnips, our mangel, must deteriorate, We shall have no more prize cattle.
From Vixen, Volume II. by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon
It may be observed that direct experiments at Rothamsted confirm the view, arrived at by common experience, that roots, and especially mangel, have a favourable effect on the flow of milk.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" by Various
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
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
Although the mangel is one of the most nutritious articles of food which can be given to cattle, yet it is stated on the best authority that sheep do not thrive upon it.
From The Stock-Feeder's Manual the chemistry of food in relation to the breeding and feeding of live stock by Sir Charles Alexander Cameron
