ONIONS GROWN FROM FORD’S SEEDS ARE A PAYING CROP 
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FORD’S SOUND ONION SEED 
It is of the utmost importance to use good seed, not only good, strong-growing seed, but seed that 
has been saved from good, well-ripened and selected Onions. Wo offer the best possible strains, and 
have taken particular care in the selection of all the varieties we list herewith. 
Prices on Onion Seed include postage. If to be shipped by express or freight or called for at our 
store deduct from prices quoted 3c from l A lb., 10c from lb.. 18c from 6 lbs., 28c from 10 lbs. 
CULTURE. Onions require a fertile soil, well pulverized and drained. Sow in rows 12 to 16 inches 
apart, covering the seed V* inch deep. When the plants are 3 or 4 inches high thin them out where 
too thick in the row. Cultivate thoroughly. 1 oz. will sow 200 ft. of row, 4 or 5 lbs., per acre. 
STOP-VERMIN sown in the row with seed keeps the onion maggot away. Spraying with “Ever¬ 
green” or “Black Leaf 4” destroys the thrip. But seldom is spraying necessary. 
Ford's Ohio Yellow Globe 
Ford’s Ohio Yellow Globe 
The Best of all Onions 
OUR OHIO YELLOW GLOBE. Produces the most 
perfect Globe Onions in existence. The onions 
are of uniform size, well colored, fine and solid. 
They ripen early and all at one time; most 
excellent keepers and can be marketed at a 
time when prices are highest. Our strain is 
very productive, from 600 to 800 bushels per 
acre is not at all uncommon. The seed we offer 
is grown under careful supervision from choice, 
selected bulbs. The illustration shows the shape 
and quality of bulbs from which the seed we 
sell is grown. Plant this seed at the rate of 
4 to 6 lbs. per acre. Pkt. 5c, Vi oz. 10c, Vi oz. 
15c, oz. 25c, Vi lb. 60c, lb. $1.60, 5 lbs. $8.00, 
10 lbs. $15.00. 
PRIZETAKER. Single specimens often weigh 
from 3 to 4 pounds; it is nearly round. Color 
light yellow; flesh white, tender and of mild 
flavor. The bulbs are solid. Recommended for 
home garden or market. Pkt. 5c, Vi oz. 10c, 
Vi oz. 15c, ox. 25c. *4 lb. 60c, lb. $1.60, 5 lbs. $7.50. 
WHITE GLOBE SOUTHPORT. Large, handsome, 
roundish, mild flavor, skin clear white, keeps 
well, brings good prices. Pkt. 5c, Vi oz. 10c, 
Vi oz. 15c, oz. 25c, Vi lb. 60c, lb. $1.60. 
YELLOW GLOBE SOUTHPORT. Similar to the 
above but yellow; very handsome; a good com¬ 
mercial variety. Pkt. 5c, Vi. oz. 10c, % oz. 16c, 
os. 25c, Vi lb. 6O0, lb. $1.60. 
RED GLOBE SOUTHPORT. Red instead of white 
or yellow; otherwise same as above; exceedingly 
handsome. Pkt. 5o, Vi os. 10c, Vi oz. 15c, oz. 25c, 
Vi lb. 60c, lb. $1.60. 
LARGE RED WETHERSFIELD. Large, skin 
purplish red, an excellent keeper; one of the 
best for market. Will grow in most soils. Pkt. 
5c, Vi oz. 10c, Vi oz. 15c, os. 25c, Vi lb. 60c, 
lb. $1.60. 
Roftnu/^n This onion is extensively grown 
uCrillllUat i n the south and is highly prized 
on aeoount of its very mild flavor and fine 
quality; may be grown anywhere. It is rather 
flat, skin is of a light shade of yellow. If yon 
want an onion that is very mild you ean get 
it in the Bermuda. Pkt. 10c, % oz. 15c, Vi oz. 
20c, oz. 30o, Vi lb. S60, lb. $2.50. 
Sweet Spanish or Valencia. faJVi 
light yellow colored onion of globe shape, having 
a very mild sweet flavor. It is a good keeper. 
Pkt. 5c, Vi oz. 10c, Vi oz. 15c, oz. 25o, Vi lb. 65c, 
lb. $2.00. 
EXTRA-EARLY BARLETTA. One of the earliest, 
bulbs paper-white. 1 to IV* inches in diameter; 
fine flavor; used largely for pickling. Pkt. 5c, 
Vi oz. 10c, Vi oz. 15c, oz. 25c, Vi lb. 60c, lb. $1.75. 
MAMMOTH SILVER KING. Specimens often 
weigh 2 to 3 pounds each; regular size, white 
skin and flesh, mild flavor. Pkt. 10c, Vi oz. 20c, 
oz. 30c, Vi lb. 90c, lb. $2.25 
SILVERSKIN, or WHITE PORTUGAL. Good for 
pickling; early; mild flavor; produces fine sets 
if seed is sown thickly. Pkt. 10o, Vi oz. 15c, 
oz. 25c, Vi lb. 60c, lb. $2.00. 
Mountain Danvers Onion—Greatly Reduced 
Mountain Danvers. One of the best keeping and 
earliest globe-shaped varieties. Deep yellow In 
color, and very firm. Shrinkage very slight, 
ripens evenly without thick necks. Two to three 
weeks earlier than Yellow Globe Danvers. 100 
days. Pkt. 5c, Vi oz. 10c, Vi oz. 15o, 1 oz. 25c, 
Vi lb. 60c, lb. $1.75. 
BUNCHING ONIONS 
White Lisbon. (White Bunching). Excellent early 
Bunching Onion, very popular, forms sweet 
“green” onions very mild, with white smooth 
skin. Bulbs flat medium size when mature. 
Pkt. lOe, Vi oz. 15o, 1 oz. 25c, Vi lb. 60c, lb. $2.00. 
WHITE WELSH. An excellent bunching variety; 
the plants are hardy and multiply when left 
In the ground year after year. Does not form 
Bulb. 100 Day. Can be grown from divided 
clumps or from seed. Pkt. 10c, Vi oz. 15o, oz. 
25c, Vi lb. 65c. 
FORD SEED CO., RAVENNA, O 
