All of the Nicer TABLE BEETS 
and the Best Marketing Sorts 
One oimep will sow a row about 75 feet in length. Rows 
about 18 indies apart. An ounce packagre of Beet seed 
costs but little. 
Culture Beets do best on a deep, rich, sandy loam, 
WUllMaC although will also do well on muck or any 
good garden soil. The first planting should be made as 
early in the Spring as the ground can be prepared. Sow 
the seed about one-half inch deep. Thin out the plants t 0 
3 or 4 inches. The last sowing will make a fine crop for 
winter use. For field culture the rows are usually 24 to 
28 inches apart. 5 to 6 pounds will plant an acre. A good 
crop should yield from 200 to 500 bushels per acre. 
Each of distinctive merit. Two or three sowings 
through the season will give a succession of the small 
delicious Beets, if made about four weeks apart. 
They grow so easily we recommend three sorts be 
planted each time in the home garden. An extra early 
variety like Isbell’s Early Wonder, Isbell’s New 1937 
Superior for a little later and for “main crop,” Ohio 
Canner. 
Isbell’s New 
1937 Superior 
Beet 
Isbell's New 1937 Superior Beet 
Dark Red Color—For Table and Canning 
Selected and bred up for rich dark red color and fine 
table quality. Uniform in shape, ideally suited for home use, 
for the market and for canning. Of fine globe shape, very- 
smooth, with medium sized tops. The outstanding merit 
is the unusual sweetness and tenderness of the flesh, 
which is retained even when the beets grow to large size. 
Plant this beet for early use and main crop. Ready to 
use in 5 0 to 55 days. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; 34 lb., 45c; 
lb., $1.45, prepaid. 
Crosby's Egyptian 
The Great Extra Early Money Maker For Market Growers 
Detroit Dark Red 
Isbell's Early Wonder 
A Very Fine Market and Table Beet 
This is an early Beet with a very small tap-root, also 
small top, and is of exceptionally fine dark red color. 
The Beets are slightly flattened and mature very evenly. 
Ripens so early it will mature two crops in one season on 
same field. Ready for use in 45 days. Very good sort for 
early as well as for fall or winter Beet. Some of the 
largest Beet canners buy seed of Early Wonder in thou¬ 
sand-pound lots. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 34 lb., 30c; lb., 90c, 
prepaid.—Not prepaid, 5 lbs., $3.75. 
Isbell's Super Detroit Dark Red 
Rich Color—Superior Quality—Green Tops 
See also on color page. It is truly a super strain of the 
well known and popular Detroit Dark Red. The roots are 
smooth and even in size, the flesh being of uniform deep 
blood-red color, decidedly fine grained, crisp and sweet. 
We recommend it to the large market grower as well as 
to the home gardener on account of fine quality, even size 
and good color. For canning especially you will find this 
beet to be all that could be desired. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; 
34 lb., 40c; lb., $1.25, prepaid. 
Detroit Dark Red Beet is one of the best main crop, all¬ 
purpose Beets in cultivation. For the home garden it is 
especially desirable on account of its exquisite quality, 
being sweet, tender and fine grained. The rich, dark red 
color makes an attractive dish on your table. Splendid 
for canning. For Market Gardeners, Detroit Dark Red is 
the standard main crop sort. I’kt., 5c; oz., 15c; 34 lb., 
35c; lb., $1.10, prepaid.—Not prepaid, 5 lbs., $4.75. 
A very superior extra early strain of garden Beet which 
has been carefully selected for years. It excels in hand¬ 
some form, good size, small tops, very small taproot, fine 
quality, and above all, quick, rapid growth. The flesh is 
deep red. Takes on its turnip shape very early, a decided 
advantage for forcing for real early market. Pkt., 5c; 
oz., 10c; 34 lb., 30c; lb., 90c, prepaid.—Not prepaid, 
5 lbs., $3.75. 
Ohio 
Canner 
Good-For-AII Beet 
Fine general purpose variety; good for bunching, pickling, canning and cooking for 
table use. Roots attain good size and hold their color and smooth shape even when 
4 inches in diameter. The tops are medium size and spreading and the roots are a 
deep globe shape, having a fine dark red color all the way through, It may be used 
at any size. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; 34 lb., 40c; lb., $1.25, prepaid. 
Early Blood Turnip 
Early and of extra fine quality. The color is a rich dark red, and the beets 
are free from side or fibrous roots, being always smooth. Excellent for 
a main or summer crop, or for use in winter, as it is a good keeper. 
Tender, sweet and crisp. Ready for use in 45 days. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 
34 lb., 25c; lb., 75c, prepaid. 
Ohio Canner 
The Ideal Canning Beet 
This Beet has been developed to meet the exacting demands of the 
canner for a smooth, perfectly formed Beet with deep colored flea i. 
It is the result of the inbreeding of many generations of Beets by tne 
Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station. The tops are small and clarK 
colored. The roots are uniformly round in shape with a small tap root- 
The color of the flesh is intense deep blood-red without any trace ot ngnt 
zones. The smooth symmetrical form and superior color are L n v^rne 
make this a perfect canning and pickling Beet Also splendid foi e 
garden because of the fine table quality. Pkt., 10c; oz., lac, /4 •» ’ *’ 
prepaid. 
You 
Swiss Chard or Spinach Beet 
EUCTJEEUS.—The best garden sort. Produces iarge, tender staiks with ^ os 
may start cutting in 35 to 40 days. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; ‘34 lb., 3 , •* • ’ f t ^ ig rea son 
WHITE EYON—PEA IN LEAF.—Very broad midribs with plain leaves a 
preferred by many planters. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 34 lb., 3U< , n>., »oc. 
Hold down the cost of living. Grow more of your own vegetables. 
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