GROWERS ARE ENTHUSIASTIC OVER FORD’S ONION SEED 
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FORD’S SOUND ONION SEED 
It is of the utmost importance to use good seed, not only good, strong-growing seed, but seed that 
has been saved from good, well-ripened, and selected Onions. We offer the, best possible strains, 
and have taken particular care in the selection of all the varieties we list herewith. 
Prices on Onion Seed include postage. If to be shipped by express or freight or called for at our 
store deduct from prices quoted 3c from % lb., 10c from lb., 18c from 5 lbs., 28c from 10 lbs. 
CULTURE. Onions require a fertile soil, well pulverized and drained. Sow in rows 12 to 16 
inches apart, covering the seed % inch deep. When the plants are 3 or 4 inches high thin them out 
where too thick in the row. Cultivate thoroughly. 1 oz. will sow 200 ft. of row, 4 or 5 lbs., per acre. 
STOP VERMIN sown in the row with seed keeps the onion maggot away. Spraying with “Ever¬ 
green” or “Black Leaf 40” destroys the thrip. But seldom is spraying necessary. 
Ford’s Ohio Yellow Globe 
Ford’s Ohio Yellow Globe 
The Best of all Onions 
OUR OHIO YELLOW GLOBE. Produces the most 
perfect Globe Onions in existence. The onions 
are of uniform size, well colored, fine and solid. 
They ripen early and all at one time; most 
excellent keepers and can be marketed at a 
time when prices are highest. Our strain is 
very productive, from 600 to 800 bushels per 
acre is not at all uncommon. The seed we 
offer is grown under careful supervision from 
choice, selected bulbs. The illustration shows 
the shape and quality of bulbs from which the 
seed we sell is grown. Plant this seed at the 
rate of 4 or 5 lbs. per acre. Pkt. 10c, oz. 32c, 
% lb. $1.03, lb. $3.85, 5 lbs. $17.68, 10 lbs. $32.78. 
PRIZETAKER. Single specimens often weigh 
from 3 to 4 pounds; it is nearly round. Color 
light yellow; flesh white, tender and of mild 
flavor. The bulbs are solid. Recommended for 
home garden or market. Pkt. 10c, oz. 30c, *4 lb. 
93c, lb. $3.25, 5 lbs. $15.18. 
WHITE GLOBE SOUTHPORT. Large, handsome, 
roundish, mild flavor, skin clear white, keeps 
well, brings good prices. Pkt. 10c, oz. 35c, *4 
lb. $1.28, lb. $4.50. 
YELLOW GLOBE SOUTHPORT. Similar to the 
above but yellow; very handsome; a good com¬ 
mercial variety. Pkt. 10c, oz. 33c, *4 lb. $1.08, 
lb. $4.00. 
RED GLOBE SOUTHPORT. Red instead of white 
or yellow; otherwise same as above; exceedingly 
handsome. Pkt. 10c, oz. 33c, %lb. $1.08, lb. $4.00. 
LARGE RED WETHERSFIELD. Large, skin 
purplish red, an excellent keeper; one of the 
best for market. Will grow in most soils. Pkt. 
10c, oz. 32c, % lb. 93c, lb. $3.25, 5 lbs. $15.18. 
Rprmnrlq This onion is extensively grown 
lilllllct. in the south and is highly prized 
on account of its very mild flavor and fine 
quality; may be grown anywhere. It is rather 
flat, skin is of a light shade of yellow. If you 
want an onion that is very mild you can get 
it in the Bermuda. Pkt. 10c, oz. 40c, % lb. $1.28, 
lb. $4.75. 
BOTTLE ONION. Color reddish-brown, often 
grows 5 or 6 inches long and half as thick 
as it is long. A long keeper of fine quality. 
Pkt. 10c, oz. 50c, V* lb. $1.53. 
Sweet Spanish or Valencia. 
light yellow colored onion of globe shape, having 
a very mild sweet flavor. It is a good keeper. 
Pkt. 10c, oz. 30c, % lb. 93c, lb. $3.25. 
EXTRA-EARLY BARLETTA. One of the earliest. 
bulbs paper-white. 1 to 1% inches in diameter; 
fine flavor; used largely for pickling. Pkt. 10c, 
oz. 32c, lb. $1.03, lb. $3.85. 
MAMMOTH SILVER KING. Specimens often 
weigh 2 to 3 pounds each; regular size, white 
skin and flesh, mild flavor. Pkt. 10c, oz. 30c, 
*4 lb. 98c, lb. $3.50, 5 lbs. $16.43. 
WHITE WELSH. An excellent variety for use 
when green; the plants are hardy and multiply 
when left in the ground year after year; can*be 
grown from divided clumps or from seed. Pkt, 
10c, oz. 32c, % lb. $1.03, lb. $3.85. 
SILVERS KIN, or WHITE PORTUGAL. Good for 
pickling; early; mild flavor; produces fine sets 
if seed is sown thickly. Pkt. 10c, oz. 32c, *4 lb. 
$1.03, lb. $3.75. 
MIXED ITALIAN. Several varieties of Italian 
onions mixed. Pkt. 10c, oz. 32c, *4 lb. $1.03, lb. 
$3.85. 
Japanese Bunching Onion 
(Iwatsuki) A Japanese variety for 
lNdJUIvcI* early green onions. Sow seed from 
early spring to Aug., transplant in rows 16 
inches apart and as close together as possible 
and 5 in. deep, the stalks will blanch to pure 
white and make good onions for bunching in 3 
or 4 weeks. The later planted ones may be 
left in the ground over winter for early spring 
use. Pkt. 10c, oz. 35c, % lb. $1.28, lb. $4.50. 
Mountain Danvers Onion—Greatly Reduced 
Mountain Danvers. ke e e P °fng he of be an 
onions. Fine color and good shape. In this 
strain we have a variety that is of great value, 
especially to those who place onions in storage. 
One grower reports that in the same storage 
conditions the Mountain Danvers showed only 
8% shrinkage, while the Southport showed 40%. 
The Mountain Danvers has proven a valuable 
variety wherever it has been tried. 
The Mountain Danvers ripens early without 
any thick necks. It is hardy and withstands 
cold, wet weather after planting remarkably 
well. It is of fine globe shape and good size. It 
is of beautiful dark yellow color and ripens 
evenly. For market or home use we can safely 
recommend it. Pkt. 10c, oz. 30c, ^4 lb. 98c, lb. 
$3.50, 5 lbs. $16.43. 
It Pays to Plant Ford’s Sound Onion Seed 
