OLDS CARROTS 
103. AOXHEART. (72 days.) Very pop 
ular and pronounced by many “the best all 
around carrot.’’ Very thick, 5 inches long, 
nearly as broad, and very blunt at the lower 
extremities. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10 c; Vi lb., 30c; 
lb., 90c, postpaid. 
Early Chantenay Carrot. 
106. ★EARLY CHANTENAY. (70 
days.) SELECT STRAIN. One of the most 
popular varieties in America, for both table: and 
stock purposes. The true type is half long, 
thick and very stump rooted, and in dimensions 
514 inches long, 2 to 2 % inches thick at the 
crown and tapering to 1 to IV 2 inches at the 
bottom where it is very stump rooted with a 
decided rat tail. The color is bright orange 
scarlet and the core is rather large and definite 
Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; Vi lb., 35c; lb., 90c, postpaid. 
The carrot is one of the most valuable of vegetables 
and should be cultivated more extensively. They are 
very wholesome and contain the essential vitamins. 
Growing children should be fed carrots regularly. Our 
carrot seed is grown from carefully selected roots and 
will produce the kind of crop that you want. One pkt. 
will sow 50 feet of drill; 1 oz. 300 feet, 2 to 3 pounds 
an acre. For large amounts see Market Gardeners’ 
Price List, page 55. 
CULTURE: Carrots will do well on practically any 
soil although they will do the best on loam. Sow the 
seed as early as possible in rows 18 to 24 inches 
apart. Thin the seedlings to 2 or 3 inches apart in 
the row. The seed should be sown to a depth of about 
4 times the diameter of the seed. Do not depend upon 
one planting only as they are at their best when young 
and tender. Plant every two or three weeks up to 
the middle of July. 
108. 1MPERATOR. (77 days.) 
A new type of Danvers Carrot. Very 
handsome in appearance. Longer than 
Danvers, measuring 7 to 8 inches in 
length. The shoulders are rounded and 
the tops just the right size for bunch¬ 
ing. The color makes a strong appeal, 
the deep orange of the skin extending 
throughout the interior flesh and core. 
Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; Vi lb., 35c; lb., 90c, 
postpaid. 
107. RED CORED CHANTE¬ 
NAY. (72 days.) This strain of Chan¬ 
tenay produces very smooth roots of 
even shape and size and free from 
eyes on the roots. The color is a rich 
orange, the core practically the same 
color. The carrots measure about 5% 
to 6 inches in length, evenly stump 
rooted, with very small tail roots. Pkt., 
5c; oz., 10c; Vi lb., 35c; lb., 90c, post¬ 
paid. 
104. SCARLET NANTES OR 
CORELESS. (70 days.) A deli¬ 
cate flavored carrot of the finest qual¬ 
ity. Roots bright orange, crisp and 
tender. Cylindrical shaped and blunt 
ended. Excellent for forcing. Pkt., 
10c; oz., 20c; Vi lb., 40c; lb., $1.00, 
postpaid. 
101. NEW BUNCHING. (75 
days.) Developed primarily for a bunch¬ 
ing carrot for market gardeners but 
because of its fine flavor and attractive¬ 
ness should be in every home garden. 
New Bunching is a cylindrical half-long 
orange throughout, core small and hard 
ly noticeable. Tops are short, strong 
and rather bushy. The flesh is crisp, 
tender, sweet and of finest quality. Pkt., 
10c; oz., 20c; Vi lb-, 10c; lb., $1.00, 
postpaid. 
100. ★DANVERS HALF 
LONG. (75 days.) A splendid car¬ 
rot, grown for its productiveness and 
table quality. One of the best for home 
or market garden. Root 6 to 8 inches 
long, tapering uniformly to a blunt 
point. Flesh deep orange, tender and 
of excellent quality. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; 
Vi lb., 35c; lb., 90c, postpaid. 
Imperator Carrot. 
Danvers Half Long. 
Stock Carrots 
Carrots make excellent feed for livestock. They may 
be substituted for grain or other concentrates to the 
extent of replacing one-half of the dry matter. When 
thus used 8 to 10 pounds of roots will replace 1 pound 
of concentrates. Roots can be produced for from $4 
to $5 per ton. 
See page 54 for other root crops. 
105. EARLIEST FRENCH FORCING. 
(60 days.) The earliest carrot; best fen_ forcing, 
roots almost round, 2% inches through Pkt., luc, 
oz., 15c; Vi lb., 35c; lb., 90c, postpaid. 
102. IMPROVED LONG ORANGE. (88 
days ) A well-known standard variety; roots 12 
inches long, thick at the crown and tapering reg¬ 
ularly to a point; color deep orange, suitable for 
both table and field crop. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; A 
lb., 35c; lb., 90c; 5 lbs., $4.00, postpaid. 
New Bunching Carrot. 
March io, 1937- 
“We have purchased seed either directly from you 
for thirty-five years and our daughter purchased your 
seeds for nine years, we ordered together. We deeply 
regret that Mr. Olds passed away so near the time 
of his Golden Anniversary of the founding of his seed 
business. Our daughter, I mentioned, passed away 
last fall. Thanking you again for past favors. 
Albert W. Sue, Wis. 
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112. MASTODON. (100 days.) The heaviest 
cropper of all varieties, yielding more tons to the acre 
than any other. Creamy white in color and of excel¬ 
lent quality. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; Vi lb., 30c; lb., 75c; 
5 lbs., $3.50, postpaid. , „ . 
111. LONG ORANGE BELGIAN. (90 days.) 
While most of our other varieties of carrots also can be 
profitably grown for stock, Long Orange Belgian, on 
account of its great productiveness, is specially desir¬ 
able for that purpose. The roots are mammoth in size, 
about 20 inches long, yielding often as high as 10 tons 
per acre. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; Vi lb., 30c; lb., 75c; 5 
lbs., $3.50. postpaid. _ 
102. IMPROVED LONG ORANGE. This car¬ 
rot described above is also used as a stock carrot. 
