DETROIT DARK RED BEETS 
Beeti 
Beets are one of the easiest of vegetables to grow, 
doing well in almost every type of garden soil except 
those too rocky or hard to allow proper root devel¬ 
opment. A rich sandy loam easily worked is ideal. 
Of the many on the market the best varieties of 
beets for the ordinary garden are Detroit Dark Red, 
Market Gardener, Crosby’s Egyptian and Early 
Wonder. Early Wonder is one of the quickest from 
seeding to harvest averaging in good soil and favor¬ 
able climate about 42 days. The other varieties take 
from 45 to 50 days. 
If you are to cultivate with a hoe or wheel hoe the 
rows should be 12 inches apart. Make the drills deep 
enough to allow the seed to be covered with an inch 
of soil. It is always a good method to sow beet seeds 
thicker than the final stand is to be and then thin out 
the plants enough to allow proper root development. 
Plant about 10 to a foot of row or about 2 ounces to 
a 100 foot row. It is advisable to use crude naphtha¬ 
lene flakes in the rows at the time of planting seed 
for protection against soil pests. 
Cultivate frequently and deeply at first being 
careful not to disturb the young seedlings, however. 
When the plants get to be 4 inches high you must 
decide whether you finally want a great many with 
fairly small roots or fewer and larger ones. Thin to 
2 inches apart if you want small roots and 5% inches 
apart for the larger ones. 
Beets are rich feeders and the soil should be cor¬ 
respondingly rich especially if quick growth is to be 
secured and it should be, slow growth means tough 
roots while quick growth means juicy and tender 
ones. A commercial fertilizer is advised for best 
results. 
P. S. Co. Market Gardener. Extra early and remark¬ 
able for its fine quality and rapid growth. Tops small, 
roots deep red, globe-shaped, flesh dark red, fine grained 
and tender. It is preferred by market gardeners because 
it matures evenly, stands long and does not split. 
Packet, 5c; oz., 15c; % lb., 35c; 1 lb. $1.00 
Detroit Dark Red. Due to its uniformity in size and 
smooth handsome appearance it is very popular with can- 
ners as well as home gardeners. Roots are deep red, globe- 
shaped, with small tap root. This variety is entirely free of 
white rings and retains its tasty flavor after it grows to full 
size. Packet, 5c; oz., 15c; Va lb., 35c; 1 lb., $1.00 
Early Blood Turnip. An improved variety over the 
blood turnip Beet. Top large, roots dark red and nearly 
round; flesh deep red with lighter zoning; sweet, crisp and 
tender. We recommend these beets lor summer and fall use. 
Packet, 5c; oz., 15c; *4 lb., 35c; 1 lb., $1.00 
Extra Early Egyptian. One of the best for forcing. 
Tops small, roots dark red, rounded top, flat on bottom, 
with very small tap root. Flesh sweet and tender. 
Packet, 5c; oz., 15c; *4 lb., 35c; 1 lb., $1.00 
Other Varieties. Crosby Egyptian, Early Wonder, 
Early Eclipse. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; *4 lb., 35c; 1 lb., $1 
MANGEL WURZEL 
Should be sown at the rate of 5 to 6 pounds per 
acre and thin to 10 inches apart in the row. 
Mangels should be planted early in the spring in 
rows 2% feet apart. The seed should be 1 inch apart 
in the rows and covered by 1% inches of soil firmly 
pressed down. When plants are three inches high 
begin to thin until roots are 10 inches apart. One 
ounce of seed plants about 100 feet and 5 pounds 
to the acre. 
P. S. Co. Heavy Cropper. One of the largest 
yellow Mangels. Easily pulled as it grows two-thirds 
above the ground. We recommend this variety be¬ 
cause of its outstanding quality. 
Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; % lb., 25c; 1 lb., 60c 
Half Sugar Mangel. Double the yield of Sugar 
Beets. Roots large, smooth, cream white with few 
rootlets. Tops medium size. 
Packet, 5c; oz., 10c; *4 lb., 20c; 1 lb., 50c 
Danish Sludstrup. Roots long, reddish yellow, 
good yielder growing well above the ground. 
Packet, 5c; oz., 10c; *4 lb., 20c; 1 lb., 50c 
Other Varieties of Mangels. Yellow Giant 
Intermediate or Gate Post —Flesh white, grows half 
above the ground. Golden Tankard — Tankard 
shaped, flesh yellow zoned white. Red Eckendorf — 
Thick cylindrical, blunt, grows mostly above ground. 
Yellow Eckendorf —Same as Red Eckendorf aside 
from color. Mammoth Long Red —Roots large, 
slightly tapering, color light red, flesh white with 
rose tinge. 
Packet, 5c; oz., 10c; Va lb., 20c; 1 lb., 50c 
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