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BEETS— PLANNING A YEAR-AROUND SUPPLY 
nPHE earliest varieties of beets are ready within sixty 
-*-■ days after seeds are sown. By planting later sorts 
at the same time, the season may be extended from three 
to four weeks. Taking April 15th as the average date to 
sow, this would provide beets from June until July. 
With beets, the question of a constant supply is not 
solved by sowing seeds of sorts maturing in succession. 
It is rather necessary to make repeated sowings of both 
early and late sorts, to have them of good quality through- 
out the summer. 
Early sorts sown as late as early in August will per- 
fect roots of good average size before frost. But the best 
sorts for winter storage are the half long and long sorts 
which should be sown early in July to provide beets for 
winter. The long sorts are generally of very dark color 
and uniformly sweet quality. 
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