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FARMERS’ SUPPLY AND ROOFING COMPANY 
Southport Red Globe Onion 
ONIONS 
One ounce for 100 feet of drill ; 5 or 6 pounds for an acre 
OUR ONION SEED IS NOTED FOR ITS HIGH GERMI- 
NATING QUALITIES, YIELD, WEIGHT, SHAPE 
AND KEEPING QUALITIES 
Culture. — For sets, sow the seeds very thickly 
in drills, as early as possible in the spring. As soon 
as the tops die off in summer, remove them to a <1 ry, 
airy place, and early the following spring replant 
by placing sets in shallow drills 12 inches apart and 
4 inches apart in the drills. The Onions by this pro- 
cess attain a large size. They may also be grown 
to full size during the first season by sowing thinly 
in drills, I foot apart and about 14 " inch deep, in 
March or early April, in strong, well-manured land, 
and thinning them out to stand 3 or 4 inches apart 
in the drills. They delight in a strong, rich deep, 
loamy soil and succeed well if grown successive 
years on the same ground. 
By sowing seed in frames in February or March 
and transplanting in April, Onions of immense size 
can be obtained. For this purpose the varieties 
Southport, English Red and Yellow are usually pre- 
ferred. 
Yellow Globe Danvers. A standard sort and one 
of the most desirable. An excellent keeper, and very 
productive. Our strain of this variety is a true globe 
shape and not of the flat type. It is the best paying 
Onion that is grown for general crop, and has been 
the leading variety for years. Pkt. 10 cts., 
oz. 15 cts., %\ b. 50 cts., lb. $1.60. 
Large Red Wethersfield. This is the 
leading variety in the eastern states; grows to 
full size the first season from seed. Large 
and fine; an easy keeper. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 
15 cts., %\b. 50 cts., lb. $2. 
Southport Yellow Globe. Avery large, 
handsome globe-shaped yellow variety. Very 
productive; of mild flavor. This is plso a 
favorite variety for the Onion-grower. The 
outer skin is a beautiful pale yellow; the 
bulbs are a beautiful globe shape. A good 
keeper. Oz. 20 cts., 50 cts., lb. $1.75. 
Southport Red Globe. Beautiful globe shape; 
a good keeper; and of superior quality. This variety 
is very popular in the market as a red sort. Oz. 20 
cts., jjlb. 50 cts., lb. $1.50. 
Southport White Globe. Pure white color, 
mild flavor, and equally as good for shipping as the 
yellow sort. It is an important yielder, and also 
sells at high prices. It is best to dry these Onions 
in a shady place where they will get plenty of air. 
Our seed of this strain is very fine and raised from 
selected bulbs, and is much better than ordinary 
seeds offered by somehouses. Oz.tocts., k»lb.90cts., 
lb. $3. 
Onion Sets 
Prices subject to market changes. Write for prices on 
bushel quantities 
Onion Sets should be planted out as early in the 
spring as the ground is dry enough to work. Plant 
them in rows 1 foot apart, the sets 3 or 4 inches apart 
in the row. Our Onion Sets are Jersey-grown sets, 
and we think superior to the Western-grown sets. 
Yellow, White and Red. Qt. 15 cts. 
PEAS 
A VERY SHORT CROP 
One quart will plant about 100 feet of drill; l'A bushels 
for one acre 
Culture. — Peas mature earlier in a light, rich 
soil. For general crop, a rich deep loam or inclining 
to clay is best. Sow in double rows, 6 or 8 inches 
apart, in rows, 2 to 4 feet apart; the tall ones require 
brush. Commence sowing the extra-early varieties 
as early as the ground can be worked in March or 
April, continuing for a succession every two weeks 
until June, then discontinuing until the middle of 
August, when a good crop may be secured by sowing 
the extra-early and large sorts for fall use. They 
should be kept clean and earthed up twice during 
the growth. The wrinkled varieties are not so 
hardy as the small, round sorts and if planted early, 
they should have a dry soil or they are liable to rot 
in the ground. They are, however, the sweetest and 
best-flavored varieties. The dwarf varieties are 
best suited for small gardens or for forcing. Plant 
in rows 1 foot deep. 
Packets of all Peas 10 cts. each, postpaid 
Sir Thomas Laxton. An early wrinkled variety 
of great merit. Vine 3 to 3X feet high, similar to 
that of Gradus, but darker in color, hardier and 
more productive. Pods large, long, with square ends, 
similar to but larger, longer and darker than those 
of the Champion of England. The green peas are 
very large, fine-colored and unsurpassed in quality. 
We are certain that the earliness and productiveness 
of this Pea needs only to be known to make it one 
of the most popular sorts for the market and home 
Yellow Globe Danvers Onions 
