RELIABLE SEEDS 
BEETS (continued) 
three to four inches high, at the rate of 200 pounds. Complete manure, 200 pounds bone flour 
and 400 pounds salt per acre. As soon as frost occurs, dig the crop. But in order to be well 
preserved! for gradual consumption, during the winter, Mangel-Wurzel should be heaped to 
perhaps a height of six feet on a dry, sloping situation; cover at first with a piece of canvas, 
and as the cold increases should be replaced by about six inches of either salt, hay, straw, sea 
weed or even cornstalks. Lest this covering be displaced by the wind, a light layer of earth 
is necessary. So soon as this surface soil becomes frozen about six or eight inches more 
of earth should be placed over the entire heap. By following up this gradual process of cover¬ 
ing, all danger of heating will be obviated, and the roots will keep in perfect order. Sow from 
four to five pounds per acre. 
MAMMOTH LONG AND RED MANGEL- 
WURZEL —-Very large, selected strain, the 
largest and finest roots. The standard. 
GOLDEN TANKARD MANGEL-WURZEL 
—A bright yellow; handsome and sweet, 
and very productve; tops small, roots large. 
KLEIN WANZLEBEN —Larger than Vil- 
morin; good sugar beet; very hardy. 
VILMORIN IMPROVED SUGAR— A much 
improved strain of the preceding; very val¬ 
uable as a sugar-producing beet. 
GIANT SLUDSTRUP— A long, reddish- 
yellow, ovoid root, growing more than half 
above ground; easily harvested, and 1 by 
actual test far excels any other variety in 
weight and feeding value 
GIANT FEEDING SUGAR— This unites the 
large size of the Mangel with the greater 
feeding value of the Sugar Beet The roots 
are always regular and uniform, broad at 
the top with a full and slightly tapering 
shoulder. 
Prices: oz., 5c; J4 lb., 15c 
Asparagus 
One Ounce to 50 Feet of Drill; 5 Pounds to the Acre 
PRICES SUBJECT TO MARKET FLUCTUATIONS 
ASK YOUR DEALER FOR QUANTITY PRICES 
CULTURE—Sow in March or April, in good mellow soil, after soaking the seed 24 
hours in warm water, in drills one foot apart, and one inch deep. During the summer keep 
the soil mellow and free from weeds, thinning the plants to 4 inches apart. The following 
spring transplant into permanent beds that have been dug and highly manured. 
PALMETTO —New, early and very large. 
The very best and largest in cultivation and 
an enormous yielder; deep green. 
MARY WASHINGTON —New rust resistant 
asparagus, heavy yielder, color rich dark 
green. 
Prizes: oz., 10c; lb,, 25c; Mary Washing¬ 
ton: oz., 15c; *4 lb., 35c. 
Brussels Sprouts 
CULTURE—Sow in May in the same manner as 
Cauliflower and transplant in July, one foot apart, in 
rows, which should be one and one-half feet apart. 
In gardens, both large and small, Brussels Sprouts are, 
without exception, the very best winter vegetable that 
can be grown. The real sprout is not much larger 
than a marble, and as firm and hard almost as the 
stalk itself. These are the sorts which cooks prefer. 
They strip off the outer covering, cook them whole, 
and serve them up artistically in that fashion. When 
cooked through and no more, such sprouts melt in the 
mouth like the tenderest Cauliflower. 
IMPROVED HALF DWARF— The very best and 
surest strains. 
Prices: oz, 15c; lb., 50c 
Brussels Sprouts 
SIOUX CITY SEED CO. 
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