mangel

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Further, the Rothamsted experiments have shown that a higher percentage of butter-fat, of other solids, and of total solids, was obtained with mangel than with silage as the succulent food.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" by Various

"I'm afraid, my dear young lady, I know very little of agricultural matters; in fact I don't know the difference between a mangel and a wurzel."

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, August 5th, 1914 by Various

The mangel wurzel produces a larger crop than the Swedish turnip.

From Cottage Economy To Which Is Added The Poor Man's Friend by Cobbett, William

Of the different varieties of the mangel the long yellow appears to be the most nutritious, and the long red the least so.

From The Stock-Feeder's Manual the chemistry of food in relation to the breeding and feeding of live stock by Cameron, Charles Alexander, Sir

The word is in German mangel wurzel, root of scarcity.

From Notes and Queries, Number 179, April 2, 1853. A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc by Bell, George