FARMER SEED & NURSERY CO., FARIBAULT, MINN. 
TABLE BEETS 
Sow 1 oz. to 50 ft. of drill—5 lbs. per acre. 
CULTURE—The soil for beets should be rather light and well enriched. Sow in drills one foot 
apart and one inch deep, as early as the ground can be worked; continue for a succession as late 
as the middle of July; when the plants are large enough, thin out to stand six inches apart. 
For the home garden, Early Wonder and Early Winesap are the most tender early beets; Detroit 
Dark Red, Crosby’s Egyptian and Ohio Canner are the best main crop sorts. Days referred to in 
descriptions represent average time from planting to table. 
83- EXTRA EARLY WINESAP— 54 days. The first beet to find its way from 
garden to family dinner table. Winesap combines excellent quality, flavor and tenderness 
with its exceptional earliness. Roots are semi-globular, blood red, with small tap root. 
Tops are medium small, erect. Pkt. 8c, oz. 15c, Vi 15. 40c, lb. $1.20, 2 lbs, $2.00, prepaid. 
84 . EARLY WONDER -54 days. First on the early market. A splendid shipping 
variety. Similar in quality to Winesap. Roots are blood red with small tap root. Flesh is 
blood red with lighter zones, tender and of good quality. Tops are medium small. Pkt. 5c, 
oz. 10c, Vi lb. 35c, lb. $1.00, 2 lbs. $1.85, prepaid. 
85. DETROIT DARK RED -62 days. The outstanding late variety for truckers, 
produce shippers, canners and home gardeners. A most popular, real quality beet. Roots 
are globular, smooth, uniform, attractive, with small tap root. Flesh is deep oxblood red, 
with indistinct zones. Splendid quality, sweet and tender. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, Vi 15. 35c, 
lb. $1.00, 2 lbs. $1.85, prepaid. 
86. CROSBY’S IMPROVED EGYPTIAN- 58 days. An improved strain of the 
original Crosby’s, which for years has been an old reliable stand-by for market growers. 
Roots are flattened globe shape, dark red, small tap root. Flesh is purplish red, very 
indistinct lighter zones, sweet and tender. Tops are medium. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, Vi lh. 30c, 
lb. 90c, 2 lbs. $1.70, prepaid. 
88. OHIO CANNER— (Medium Early). 
The absence of lighter zones, the smooth 
symmetrical form and superior color, make 
this the most perfect canning and pickling 
beet yet developed. Also splendid for market 
growing and table use. Roots are uniformly 
round, small tap root. Flesh is intense deep 
blood red, with no trace of lighter rings. 
Tops are small, dark. (See inside front 
cover.) Pkt. 8c, oz. 15c, Vi lb- 40c, lb. 
$1.20, 2 lbs. $2.00, prepaid. 
SPINACH BEET OR SWISS 
CHARD 
Swiss Chard produces more food than any 
other vegetable, in proportion to the space 
required. The leaves are used for greens, 
and are of much milder flavor, and more 
delicate texture, than spinach. It will 
produce a constant crop from early sum¬ 
mer until winter. The leaves grow very 
large with broad, flat stems. Cook like 
asparagus. 
98. LUCULLUS -55 days. The 
most popular of the Chards. Desirable for 
home or market garden use. Of excep¬ 
tionally tender quality and good flavor. 
Rich in vitamins. Leaves are upstanding, 
large, yellowish-green color, heavily 
crumpled. Stem is thick, broad, light 
green. (See inside buck cover.) Pkt. 5c, 
oz. 10c, Vi 15. 30c, lb. 90c, 2 lbs. $1.70, 
prepaid. 
Note— 
Beet Crops 
Are Very Short 
Order Early. 
Detroit 
Dark 
Red. 
BORECOLE OR KALE 
Borecole or Kale is a cabbage-like plant 
which forms no heads, but is used like spin¬ 
ach, for fall, winter and spring greens. Frost 
improves the flavor and quality. 
75. DWARF GREEN CURLED— 
Plant is low and compact with large, bright 
green leaves, curled and wrinkled. A healthy 
vegetable, and one of the most palatable 
when well cooked. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, Vi lb. 
30c, lb. $1.00, prepaid. 
BRUSSELS SPROUTS 
70. One of the most delicious vegetables 
for winter use, of mild cabbage flavor. Plants 
grow quite tall, the stems being covered with 
tiny cabbage-like sprouts that are firm and 
hard. Cook the small heads and serve with 
butter or a cream sauce. 
Start the seed indoors, the same as 
cabbage, and transplant to the garden in 
May. Pkt. 8c, oz. 15c, Vi lb. 50c, prepaid. 
BROCCOLI 
80. ITALIAN GREEN SPROUTING 
A novelty of the cauliflower family which 
after the first head has been harvested, pro¬ 
duces branching sprouts on which are small 
loose heads 2 inches in diameter. They have 
a delicate flavor and are most delicious. Pkt. 
10c, y 2 oz. 35c, oz. 65c, % lb. $1.75, ppd. 
MANGELS 
Swiss Chard. 
One of the 
most health¬ 
ful greens —• 
rich in vita- 
mines. 
An ounce will sow 100 feet of drill, 5 lbs. will sow an acre. 
Mangels are of high feeding value for all livestock. They 
keep hens healthy, and stimulate egg production. Feed at 
the rate of 25 lbs. to 100 hens per day, with grain. 
CULTURE —Sow at corn planting time—in drills 2 to 2% 
feet apart, on rich moist land, the seed should be planted an 
inch deep; on dry and sandy soil, it must be planted 1 Vi to 
1 Vz inches deep. Thin out to stand 8 inches apart in rows. 
105. MINNESOTA GOLDEN TANKARD -The best 
yellow mangel in cultivation. Has a high sugar content, is 
a heavy cropper and easily harvested. Roots are large, nearly 
cvlindrical, partly above ground; skin orange. Flesh yellow. 
106- MAMMOTH LONG RED' -The most popular and 
the best cropper of all the mangels. Yields run from 30 to 
50 tons per acre. High feeding value and exceptional quality. 
Roots are extremely large, slightly tapering, grow half above 
ground; skin light red. Flesh is white with rose tinge. 
107. GIANT RED ECKENDORF -Roots are very 
large, thick, compressed at mid section; blunt, red above, 
rose below ground; grow largely above ground. 
108. GIANT SLUDSTRUP —A very high yielder. Roots are long, oval, 
orange colored. Flesh is white with yellow tinge; high in feeding value. 
117. GIANT HALF SUGAR -Roots are long, oval, white with light 
bronze-green shoulder. Flesh is white, rich in sugar; a good feeding sort. 
115. SUGAR BEET, KLEIN WANZLEBEN -The most popular vari¬ 
ety for sugar manufacture ou account of high sugar content; also good for 
stock feed. Roots are long, with white skin and flesh. 
Prices on all Mangels: Oz. 5c, Vi 15. 15c, lb. 50c, prepaid.—Not prepaid, 
5 lbs, at 40c per lb., 10 lbs, at 35c per lb. Ask prices on larger lots. 
THE REAL REWARD 
comes when the winter winds 
howl and the blizzards rage and 
we go to our basement to select 
a full meal for onr family from 
treasures such as described in 
the following poem by one of 
our good friends: 
‘ ‘T have many jars of coral, 
And many jars of jade. 
And jars of rose and crystal 
With topaz tints inlaid. 
They did not come from China, 
They did nut come 'from 
Rome, 
They’re full of vegetables and 
fruit, 
Canned on hot days at 
home.’ ’ 
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