Our Seeds Produce the Good, Tender Beets You Like 
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Beets 
One ounce will sow about 100 feet of drill; 
5 to 6 pounds to the acre. 
Beets should be planted in any good soil, the richer 
the better. Beet seed is light in weight, of irregular, 
rough shape, and color varies with age, from light 
yellow to dark brown; one-half to three-sixteenths inch 
in diameter. Before sowing, if seeds are soaked over 
night, quicker results will be obtained. Sow thinly, 
about one-half inch deep, in rows a foot apart. If seed¬ 
lings are close, thin to one inch apart, and when six 
inches tall, remove every other plant. The thinnings 
may be eaten; the very young Beets, cooked with the 
greens, are delicious. The Beets should stand at least 
3 to 4 inches apart. 
Detroit Dark Red. An ideal Beet for the home and 
market garden. The roots are globe-shaped, dark 
red, and uniformly smooth. When young the flesh 
is almost black-red, turning to dark crimson with 
dark purple zones as the Beets mature. They are an 
appetizing dark red when cooked and very sweet. 
Every garden should contain some of these delicious 
Beets. 
Early Blood Turnip. A fine early sort which is also 
good for summer and autumn use. The dark red 
roots are very sweet and tender, with a fine flavor. 
Extra Early Egyptian Blood Turnip. This is the best 
variety for forcing and it is also excellent for first- 
early crop outdoors, being very early, with small 
tops. The leaves are dark green, shaded and veined 
with dark red and the roots are very dark red, mod¬ 
erately thick, a little rounded on top, distinctly flat 
on the bottom, and about 2 inches in diameter when 
mature; flesh dark purplish red, zoned lighter, firm, 
crisp, and tender. 
Crosby’s Extra Early Egyptian. An extra quick grower, 
suitable for forcing or growing outdoors. The flat, 
smooth, turnip-shaped roots average 2 inches in diam¬ 
eter, and are dark red, zoned lighter, but tender and 
of good flavor. Fine for table use and canning and 
largely planted for home and market. The tops are 
small. 
Eclipse. One of the first to be ready for the table, pro¬ 
ducing Beets 60 days from the time of sowing. The 
flat, globe-shaped roots of uniform dark rosy red are 
easily pulled; flesh dark rosy red, with rose zones, 
tender and sweet. Does not grow large, but is very 
desirable because of its earliness and sweet, tender 
quality. 
Long Dark Blood. Keeps well through the winter. The 
roots, which measure 1 to 114 feet, grow one-third 
out of the ground. The leaves are green veined with 
red and the flesh deep red. A good variety for fall 
and winter use. 
Sugar Beets 
Five to eight pounds will sow about one acre. 
Sow in rows about 2 feet apart and thin out to 9 to 
12 inches in row. Plant in deep, rich soil. 
Giant Half-Long White. A larger yielder under favor 
able conditions than any other Sugar Beet. The 
roots grow partly out of the ground, and this, to¬ 
gether with its shape, makes it less expensive to har¬ 
vest than almost any other root crop. The roots are 
long and ovoid, with green tops. 
Mangel-Wurzel 
Six to eight pounds will sow about one acre. 
Seeds same as those of Beets. 
Golden Tankard. A heavy cropper on good land and 
easily harvested. The large, sweet, yellow roots are 
much relished by stock. One of the best of the 
Mangel-Wurzels. 
Mammoth Long Red. This is a particularly good va¬ 
riety, having foots 2 feet or more in length and 6 
inches in diameter. The skin is bright red, and the 
flesh white, with veined rings of rose-pink. Enor¬ 
mously productive. 
Swiss Chard (Spinach Beet) 
One ounce will sow about 100 feet of drill. 
Swiss Chard is grown for its tender, succulent tops, 
which are used as greens. Seeds same as those of beets. 
Seed planted early in spring will in a short time pro¬ 
duce plants from which cuttings may be made all sum¬ 
mer. Sow seed thinly in rows 18 inches apart, and 
thin until plants stand a foot or more apart. When 
the leaves mature, they should be cut from the stalks, 
which may be served separately, like asparagus. 
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