ASHEVILLE SEED CO., ASHEVILLE, N. C. 
ADVICE FROM THE STATE TEST FARM 
In working up our catalogue, we have sought 
the advice and consulted the records of Professor 
S. C. Clapp, Superintendant of the State Test 
Farm at Swannanoa, and our recommendations 
are based on the results of _ his actual experi¬ 
ments and tests over a period of years. We 
hope that this research will be found beneficial 
to all those using our seed. 
In a recent interview. Professor Clapp gave 
out the following statements: 
“GREEN BEANS—Among the beans shown in 
this catalogue, I recommend the Giant Stringless 
Green Pod as one of the best beans for this 
section. It is also fine for canning. Burpee’s 
Stringless Green Pod is a splendid bean for this 
section. The Extra Early Red Valentine is an¬ 
other variety that thrives here, and is a good 
bean for shipping. 
“BROCCOLI—Broccoli, on account of its long 
bearing period and high food qualities, is a plant 
that should be grown in this section. 
“POLE OR CORNFIELD BEANS—Most varie¬ 
ties of cornfield beans show a good yield in this 
section. 
“LIMA BEANS—Fordhook Bush Lima is one 
of the best limas for this section, as well as 
Burpee’s Bush Lima. 
“BEETS—The Detroit Dark Red or Red Ball 
is the main beet for this section, with the Blood 
Turnip as a close second. 
“CABBAGE—Early Jersey Wakefield and Dan¬ 
ish Ball Head are splendid for market and ship¬ 
ping. Flat Dutch is a good variety for kraut. 
“CARROTS—The Chantenay is considered best. 
“CUCUMBERS—Long Green Improved is the 
most suitable for table use, and Chicago Pickling 
is the best pickle cucumber, 
“CELERY—Golden Self-Branching is the ear¬ 
liest maturing and the most desirable for this 
section. 
“EGG PLANT — Black Beauty is a popular 
variety and a good money-making crop. 
“KALE—Scotch Kale is splendid for spring 
planting, while Dwarf Curled Siberian is suitable 
for fall. 
“LETTUCE—Iceberg is the leading head let¬ 
tuce, and Grand Rapids the leading leaf lettuce. 
“OKRA—Perkins’ Mammoth (Long Green) is 
the leading okra. 
“MUSTARD—Southern Giant Curled is highly 
recommended. 
“ONIONS—Yellow Globe Danvers and Prize- 
taker, or Sweet Spanish, are the most approved 
varieties for this section. Plant onions in Feb¬ 
ruary and thin down. Do not transplant. Grow 
in double rows. In order for onions to keep 
longest, they should be gathered at the proper 
stage—that is, when the tips begin to get white. 
“PEPPERS—California Wonder and Long Red 
Cayenne are approved varieties. 
“PARSNIPS—Parsnips grow to perfection in 
this country if one will take the proper precau¬ 
tions—that is, do not use old seed and do not 
cover too deep. 
“GARDEN OR ENGLISH PEAS—Thomas Lax- 
ton is a choice variety. 
“POTATOES—Irish Cobbler is the best early 
potato, and Green Mountain is a favored late 
potato. 
“PUMPKINS—Sweet or Sugar Pumpkin (fox- 
pies) is good, and keeps well. 
“RADISHES—We recommend the Rapid Red 
for the spring and Rose China for winter. The 
latter may be stored for late winter use. They 
do not get hot like a spring radish does. 
“SALSIFY OR OYSTER PLANT—Exceedingly 
palatable—closely resembles an oyster in taste. 
“SPINACH — Bloomsdale is recommended for 
spring and New Zealand for summer. The cul- 
tivatioxx and consumption of this vegetable is con¬ 
stantly increasing, for the public is becoming 
more and more informed as to its food value, 
especially as to iron content. It is in great 
demand. 
“SQUASH—Hubbard Improved is strongly ad¬ 
vocated. It is good for winter storage. 
“TOMATOES—The best tomato for early yield, 
according to our tests at the State Test Farm, 
is the Bonny Best. In testing ten varieties of 
yellow tomatoes, the Golden Queeix ranked first. 
The best red tomato is the Marglobe—best all¬ 
round tomato and especially good for canning. 
“TURNIPS—Purple Top Globe is best for eat¬ 
ing, while Seven Top is the best salad turnip. 
“CLOVER—I recommend Mammoth Clover for 
hay and for soil improvement; White Clover for 
pasture and for lawns ; Crimson Clover for fall 
clover and winter cover and crop and soil builder. 
Korean Lespedeza is good for hay. 
“GRASSES — We find that Orchard Grass, 
Timothy, Red Top, Kentucky Blue, Sudan Grass 
for summer, are all suitable grasses for this sec¬ 
tion, Sudan Grass being particularly good for 
summer pasture. Sudan Grass and Soy Beans 
combined make a wonderful hay crop. 
“BUCKWHEAT—Japanese buckwheat is good 
for flour and for loosening the soil. 
“STOCK BEETS—Mammoth Long Red is a 
good green or succulent feed for poultry and 
cattle. Easily kept. 
“BARLEY—Makes good winter pasture when 
mixed with Vetch. 
“CANE OR SORGHUM—State Test Farm tests 
proved that Sugar Drip was highest in yield of 
syrup, as it takes only six gallons of juice to 
produce one gallon of syrup, while other canes 
require many gallons more of the juice to make 
one gallon of syrup. 
“SEED OATS—Burt or Ninety-Day and Ful- 
ghum are the leaders. 
“SEED RYE — Mountain Rye gives the best 
yield. 
“SEED WHEAT — Fulcaster (bearded) and 
Leaps Prolific (smooth) rank first in tests. Ful¬ 
caster is a leader, especially on bottom lands, 
while Leaps Prolific is good on uplands. 
“RAPE—Dwarf Essex is used extensively for 
hog and poultry feed, and is also very good for 
salad greens. 
“SOY BEANS—Virginia Brown makes a good 
yield. 
“CORN—Hickory King, it has been brought out 
by tests at the Test Farm, yields well, compara¬ 
tively speaking, on poor or thin soil, but has a 
low yield in better soils in comparison with 
Holcombe’s Prolific. 
“ENSILAGE CORN—Eureka Ensilage heads the 
list. It makes more grain, larger ears and a 
greater tonnage than any other variety, accord¬ 
ing to the records of the State Test Farm. 
“SPRAYING AND PRUNING—Bordeaux Mix¬ 
ture is considered best for grapes. All fruits 
and trees ought to be pruned during the months 
of February and March, especially grapes and 
apples. 
“If you have not any grapes, why not plant 
some this spring? Concord, Niagara, Green Moun¬ 
tain and Lutie are popular varieties. 
“In apples, among the good varieties for winter 
use are Stayman’s Winesaps, Delicious and Rome 
Beauties. 
"Do not forget to plant a few strawberries^. 
Premiers are the best: Klondyke, Big Leader and 
Dorset are all good reliable varieties.” 
