Our List of Cucumbers Consists of the Leading and Standard Market Varieties for the South 
CUCUMBER 
Plant 2 pounds of seed per acre 
Early Cucumbers are among Florida’s big money truck-crops. 
Spring plantings are made January 1 and through February. 
Our superior stocks of western-grown Cucumber 
seed cannot be excelled, as they are grown under irri¬ 
gation, where the seed-crops can mature perfectly re¬ 
gardless of uncertain dry seasons. This insures fine, 
plump seed, with high germinating power, rendering 
chances more certain of a perfect stand and a good 
crop. Our Bred-Rite brands of Cucumber seed have 
been so thoroughly screened, and all the light chaffy 
seed taken out, that they will plant further than or¬ 
dinary stocks, which also insures better germination 
and growth of strong, vigorous plants. Low, black, 
rich, moist, sandy loam soil is, perhaps, the best for 
growing Cucumbers. The early “Cukes” are the ones 
that bring the money, and to get them early you must 
figure on protecting them, for they are very sensitive to 
cold, and sometimes the slightest frost will ruin the 
crop. Cucumbers are one of the best money crops for 
Florida and the South. 
Kilgore’s Cucumber seed stocks have been especially 
developed for Florida and southern conditions. All of 
our Cucumber stocks are thoroughly tested each season 
in our Proving Grounds at Plant City, Fla., so we know 
our stocks are best suited to Florida conditions. 
Culture. Spring planting begins early in January and Kilgore’s Bred-Rite Early Fortune 
continues through February. Plant in rows 4 feet apart 
in hills 2-feet apart in the drill, dropping 6 to 8 seeds in each hill. Sometimes it is very difficult to get a stand 
early if the ground is wet and cold, as the seed will rot before it germinates. Frequently two or three plantings 
have to be made to get an early stand. In fact, many of our successful growers make three or four plantings in 
between hills at intervals of four or five days, so that in case of frost or some other disaster to the planting that 
is already up, there is another stand of seed just ready to come out of the ground, which would mean a gain of 
six to ten days as compared to planting over again. The time gained by several plantings might mean hundreds of 
dollars in extra profits if you did not have to plant over. Eight or ten days’ difference in the time of maturity of 
an early truck crop makes a wonderful difference in the price and returns from the crop. 
Spraying Cucumbers regularly is an important factor in producing a crop, therefore we advise spraying with 
Pyrox every week from the time the plants are up until harvest begins. Frequently rust or blight will destroy a 
crop in two or three days, when plants have not been sprayed. We strongly advocate the use of Pyrox for Cucum¬ 
bers. 
Prices quoted are postpaid. Write for prices on larger quantities. 
Plant City, Belle Glade, Gainesville, Homestead, Miami, Pahokee, Palmetto, Pompano, 
Sanford, Vero Beach, Wauchula, and West Palm Beach 
Kilgore’s Bred - Rite Long Dark Green. 
■HUllTgl (45 days.) In offering Kilgore’s Bred- 
BRED-RITE Rite brands there are two outstanding 
points that engage our very careful 
t«»o. consideration. First; we must know that 
our Bred-Rite stocks are perfectly adapted to our soil 
and conditions and that they are maximum producers. 
Second, and very important, they must be of a type to 
bring a premium on the market. Kilgore’s Bred-Rite 
Long Dark Green will meet both of these highly im¬ 
portant requirements and in addition it is early in ma¬ 
turity. We offer you this wonderful variety, which we 
introduced a few years ago, with the positive assur¬ 
ance that it is the very best that can be planted under 
Florida and southern conditions for profitable returns. 
It is a heavy yielder, a perfect shipper, holding its dark 
green color longer than other varieties after reaching 
distant markets. It ranges from 8 to 9 inches in length, 
is perfectly straight and well filled at both ends, and a 
beautiful dark green in color from stem to blossom end. 
It is not only bred-rite, but it is “rite” in size, shape, 
length, color, quality, and of the finest market appear¬ 
ance. It is absolutely the very best Cucumber for 
Florida and the South. Pkt. 10c; 30c; lb. $1.00. 
Kilgore’s Bred-Rite Long Dark Green 
