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[ Market Growers' Prices, Page 91. 
A Cust<Hner Who Is One of the Largest Pickle Packers of the Country Was Kind 
Enough to Send Us Photograph Showing Assorted Sizes of National Pickling 
Cucumhers Grown from Seed We Supplied. 
Chicago Pickling 
Westerfleld 55 days. A valuable medium long pickling 
sort. Fruits medium green, black spin^ 6% to 7 
inches long, 2% to 2% inches thick. Tapers very 
slightly at each end. Growers should not confuse this with the shorter type as 
Snow’s Pickling is sometimes sold as Short Type Chicago Pickling. 
(Pkt., 5c) (oz., 10c) (% lb., 30c) (lb., 90c) (5 lbs., $4U)0) prepaid. 
Early Cluster 
spined. 
52 days. A short, blunt, cylindrical pickling sort, does not 
taper at the ends, fruits borne close in on the vine in 
clusters; length 6 inches, thickness 2% inches, black 
(Pkt., Of) (oz., 10c) (^ lb., 2Sc) (lb., SOc) (5 lbs., $3.40) prepaid. 
Klja+irsnAl days. Developed by the Michigan Agricultural 
INaTIOnal I IGKIing college under the supervision of the National Pickle 
■ Packers Association. Vines rather small, fruits 
straight symmetrical, full at the ends; length inches, thickness 2% 
inches. 31ack spined, recommended for production of high grade small 
pickles, a good yieider. This variety has taken first place with pickle pack¬ 
ers in the north centrnl states. 
(Pkt., 5c) (oz., 10c) (% lb.. 25c) (lb., SOc) (5 lbs., $3.40) prepaid. 
C l days. Widely used for small bottle pickles and justly 
OnOW S rICKIing deser\es this popularity. Fruits dark green, symmet- 
. ■' ■ ' ■ rical, 2H inche.® thick near the stem end, and taper very 
slightly, blunt ended, black spined, becomes T inches long at maturity. 
(Pkt., 5c) (oz., 10c) (^ lb„ 2i5c) (lb., SOc) (5 lbs., $3.40) prepaid. 
We grow Dili extensively on our farms 
in Western Colorado. 
Pickle packers should write for special quotation in large quantities. Dill is 
used for making dill pickles. It is easily grown and should be in more gardens 
Long Island Mammoth 
(Pkt., 5c) (oz., 10c) (% lb., 20c) 
(lb., 55c) (5 lbs., $2.30) prepaid. 
Short Swedish 
(Pkt., 5c) (ozm 10c) (% lb., 20c) (lb., 55c) 
(5 lbs., $2i.30) prepaid. 
Billie Burrell in a F'ield ot Long Island Mammoth Dill. Grown on One of Our 
Farms Near Cortez, Colorado. 
r See Page 91 for Special Prices to Market Growers 
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