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R. L.. Gould & Co. Seedsmen Since 1898 St. Paul, Minn. 
PRICE LIST OF BEETS 
Pkt. 
Or.. 
y4 lb. 
1 Ih. 
Gould’s 'Early Bunching Beet 
Edmand’s Blood Turnip . 
. .$0.05 
$0.10 
$0.35 
$1.00 
. . .05 
.10 
.25 
.75 
Extra Early Egyptian . 
. . .05 
.10 
.25 
.75 
Crimson Globe . 
.10 
.25 
.75 
Early Wonder. 
. . .05 
.10 
.35 
1.00 
Gould’s Reliable Red Beet ... 
. . .05 
.10 
.35 
1.00 
N. K. & Co’s Sterling . 
.10 
.35 
1.00 
Eclipse . 
.10 
.25 
.75 
Crosby’s Egyptian . 
. . .05 
.10 
.35 
1.00 
Detroit Dark Red . 
. . .05 
.10 
.35 
1.00 
Swiss Chard or Spinach Beet. 
. . .05 
.10 
.35 
1.25 
Giant Lucullus Swiss Chard.. 
. . .05 
.10 
.35 
1.25 
SUGAR BEETS 
Pkt. 
Oz. 
14 lb. 
1 lb. 
Gould’s Rel. Sugar Beet. 
Gould’s Giant Feeding Half 
.$0.05 
$0.10 
$0.25 
$0.75 
Sugar Mangel . 
.05 
.10 
.25 
.75 
Authorities recommend beets most highly for their 
vitamins as well as for their rich mineral and tonic prop¬ 
erties. 
BEETS—Continued 
Detroit Dark Red* 
This well known variety is very popular among market 
gardeners and canners as well as being an ideal variety 
for the home garden. The roots are very dark red in 
color, uniform in shape and of excellent quality. The 
tops are medium in size. It is well adapted for bunching 
and marketing in baskets; one of the best for winter 
storage. 
Detroit 
Dark 
Red 
Beet 
Seeds are postpaid only in 
and 10c packets. Please add 
postage to mail orders for 
larger amounts at Parcel Post 
rates gdven on Page 2 of this 
book. 
The vegetables best suited for market are indicated by 
a star (★) after the name of the variety. 
Edmand’s Blood Turnip 
A fine appearing turnip-shaped blood beet. Skin and 
flesh are of a deep blood red. This beet grows uniform 
of good marketable size and is a good keeper. This 
variety is of the second early maturing crop, also popular 
with gardeners. 
Extra Early Egyptian 
One of the very earliest small top varieties. Roots are 
decidedly flat with a dark skin. Flesh is purplish zoned 
to a lighter shade. 
Swiss Chard or Spinach Beet 
This variety does not produce an edible root like the 
regular garden beet, but is highly esteemed for the 
broad, white leaf stalks and midribs which are cooked 
and served in the same manner as asparagus, making a 
most delicious vegetable. The leaves are also cooked 
like spinach. 
Giant Lucullus Swiss Chard 
The largest and the favorite of the Chard family. The 
leaves are very large and curly and make a very attrac¬ 
tive dish when cooked up as greens. As it grows up so 
quickly it is also very valuable for keeping the poultry 
supplied with a green feed. Leaves may be trimmed to 
the ground and new leaves will grow and take their 
place quickly. 
PRICE LIST OF MANGEL-BEETS 
MANGEL BEETS 
Pkt. 
Os. 
% lb. 
1 lb. 
Mb. 
Improved Mam¬ 
moth Long Red. 
. .$0.05 
$0.10 
$0.25 
$0.60 
$2.00 
Mammoth Golden Giant 
. . .05 
.10 
.25 
.60 
2.00 
Gould’s Reliable 
Sludstrup Barres .... 
.. .05 
.10 
.25 
.60 
2.00 
Giant Yellow Eckendorf 
. . .05 
.10 
.25 
.60 
2.00 
Yellow Globe . 
. . .05 
.10 
.25 
.60 
2.00 
Giant Red Eckendorf , . 
. . .05 
.10 
.25 
.60 
2.00 
Golden Tankard . 
. . .05 
.10 
.25 
.60 
2.00 
Price 2 lbs. ; 
and up 
@ 5-lb. 
, rate. 
MANGEL-BEETS 
(For Stock Feeding) 
CULTURE. Sow six pounds to the acre in May or 
June, in rows three feet apart, and thin to nine inches 
in the row. Freezing injures Beet plants. Therefore, 
seed should not be sown until the ground is warm and 
the weather fully settled. 
Shallow planting is desirable because the seed germinates 
more quickly and a larger proportion will make vigorous 
plants than when planted deeply. Deeper planting will 
be required on sand lands or when the soil is dry. Culti¬ 
vation should begin within a day or two from planting. 
The immense yield which may be secured from an acre, 
with very little expense either for material or labor, 
makes the mangel crop one of the most profitable on 
the farm. 15 to 20 tons of roots an acre is not an un¬ 
usual yield; some specimens weigh 20 to 30 lbs. each. 
Where properly seeded, cultivated and harvested the 
cost of growing a bushel of mangels should not exceed 
10c. When fed in combination with grain they are worth 
almost as much, pound for pound, as the grain. Ex¬ 
perience has proved that mangels so aid digestion and 
assimilation, by keeping the animals in a healthy condi¬ 
tion, that they increase the feeding value of other feeds 
consumed beside the nutrients the roots contain. Man¬ 
gels, when fed to cows, materially increase the flow of 
milk. 
Improved 
Mammoth Long Red 
Is a selection of the very best 
type of long red mangel. The 
roots are extra large, straight, 
uniform in size and of a deep red 
color. They grow very large, 
some weighing as much as 15 to 
20 pounds apiece, and yielding 
16 to 20 tons to the acre. Our 
Improved Mammoth Long Red is 
the best Mangel for poultry feed¬ 
ing. 
Giant Red Eckendorf 
This variety Is raised extensively 
In Europe where root crops are 
grown on a much larger scale, 
and has also become very pop¬ 
ular In the United States since 
being introduced here. The roots 
are red in color, smooth, long 
and cylinder shaped. They grow 
to enormous size, weighing up to 
16 and 20 pounds each. The flesh 
is Arm and of high feeding qual¬ 
ity. 
Giant Yellow Eckendorf 
Is very similar to the Red Eck¬ 
endorf, excepting that the color 
is yellow, A flne variety in 
every way. 
Mammoth Golden Giant 
Grows very large, yet it has a 
very flne, even shape and smooth 
skin. Flesh Is white. Arm and 
sweet. Cattle are very fond of 
them. In spite of the size they 
are easily lined from the ground. 
Gould’s Reliable Sludstrup Barres 
Has been recognized by the Danish Government as hav¬ 
ing the largest per cent of nutriment found in any sort. 
It is of a reddish yellow color, is very hardy and grows 
well above ground, making it easy to pull. 
Golden Tankard 
As its name denotes it is of tankard shape and is very 
desirable for dairy stock feeding. It combines all the 
flne points possible to condense into a mangel. The skin 
is a deep rich yellow, flesh firm and solid and of a rich 
golden yellow color. 
