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EL PASO SEED COMPANY, EL PASO, TEXAS 
E. P. S. Co.’s Selected Table Beets 
Culture. Beets may be planted all the year 
round where the temperature does not linger 
below 30 degrees. Sow the seed 1 inch deep 
in well prepared, moist soil in rows 8 to 10 
inches apart, or on ridges same as lettuce. 
Drill 8 to 10 pounds of seed per acre. Thin 
out to 1 plant every 3 inches, and transplant 
the discarded plants in any convenient spot 
about the garden. The Egyptian is a small, 
dark red, flat, smooth variety. It is sweetest 
and best for the table. Irrigate about every 
2 weeks, unless the nature of the soil is such 
that more frequent irrigation is found to be 
necessary. Mulch the soil after each irrigation. 
Beets’are ready for use in 10 weeks and con¬ 
tinue in prime condition for another 10 weeks. 
One ounce of seed for 100 feet of row. 
It is not generally known that Beet seed 
may be planted freely in the row and when 
(3 to 8 inches high it may be thinned' to 1 
plant for every 3 inches, and the plants pulled 
out may be cooked and eaten as spinach. 
Swiss Chard may be thinned and eaten in 
the same way, but the Chard should be 
thinned to 1 plant to 10 inches. As it grows 
large the leaves may be broken off at the 
base of the stem, the foliage cooked as 
spinach and the stems as asparagus. 
Both are very palatable. 
E. P. S. Co.’s Crosby’s 
. An improvement on Extra 
Egyptian Early Egyptian, being as 
early, but a more desirable 
shape, color and quality. It is very sweet and 
tender, and a most valuable sort for early 
market, as it is ready before any other beet 
of equal quality. Postpaid, pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; 
*4 11)., 30c; 14 lb., 50c; lb., 85c; 5 lbs., $3.50; 
10 lbs., $6.50. 
This is an ideal 
Detroit Dark Red beet for all pur¬ 
poses. It cannot 
be excelled for the table; free from all fiber 
and very sweet. It is the best of all for 
pickling or canning. Even the tops are good 
when pickled. Postpaid, p : t., 5c; oz., 15c; 14 
lb., 30c; 14 lb., 50c; lb., 85c; 5 lbs., $3.50; 10 
lbs., $6.50. 
Half-Long Dark Blood 
A half-long deep red beet. The best variety 
for winter and spring use. It is excellent to 
slice for pickles. Postpaid, pkt., 5c; o/.., 15c; 
14 lb., 30c; 14 lb., 50c; lb., 85c; 5 lbs., $3.50. 
Sugar Beets and Mangels 
Sow 7 to 10 pounds per acre. 
Culture. Mangels require a deep, rich soil, the richer the better. Sow from April to October 
in rows 18 inches to 2 feet apart. If medium sized Mangels wanted, thin to 8 to 10 inches 
apart in the row. Tf larger size desired, 12 to 14 inches apart and cultivate same as Sugar 
Beets. 
As the feeding value of Sugar Beets and Mangel Wurzels becomes better known the acreage 
devoted to them is increased. They are the cheapest, most important, and profitable root crop 
for stock feeding purposes as has been proven by many State Experimental Stations and by 
thousands of prosperous dairymen and stock growers, who feed them largely. The value of 
these for stock feeding cannot be over-estimated. The results from their use are wonderful, 
as is clearly shown in the improved health and condition of the animals to which they are 
fed, the increased yield of milk in the cows, and the great saving of hay. Write for prices in 
large quantities. 
Giant Feeding Half Sugar 
-»*- | By careful breeding there has 
Mangel been developed a Half Sugar 
Beet and Mangel, which is more 
valuable for feeding purposes than the old 
sort. This magnificent Mangel Wurzel Beet, 
while producing nearly as large a yield of 
roots as the most prolific Mangel, supplies 
a much higher nutritive value, the roots for 
feeding purposes being more valuable, pound 
for pound, than those of the best strains of 
sugar beets, and the yield, under favorable 
conditions, being nearly double. The roots 
grow partly out of the ground, and because 
of this, and their shape, the crop can be 
easily harvested. IVe can recommend this as 
one of the very best for feeding purposes, and 
are certain those who grow it will be more 
than pleased with results. Postpaid, pkt., 5c; 
14 lb., 25c; lb., 50c. 
Mammoth Long Red 
Roots are very large, uniformly straight, 
and well formed, considerably thicker and 
deeper colored than the common sort, with 
smaller top. Dark foliage, with skin bright 
red; flesh white, veined with rose-pink. Roots 
solid, attaining a large size. Produces an 
enormous bulk and tonnage. Postpaid, pkt., 
5c; 14 lb., 25c; lb., 50c. 
Swiss Chard 
Giant Lucullus 
early leaves. May start 
days. Postpaid, pkt., 5c 
14 lb., 60c; lb., $1.00; 5 
The best garden va¬ 
riety, product's large 
tender stalks with 
cutting in 35 to 40 
; oz., 15c; 14 lb., 35c; 
lbs., $4.00. 
