SATEX SEED COMPANY — SAN ANTONIO. TEXAS 
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THE PLANTER’S 
GUIDE 
NUMBER OF PLANTS PRODUCED FROM 
AN OUNCE OF SEED 
Asparagus 
Cabbage 
Cauliflower 
Celery - 
Egg Plant 
Endive — 
Kale _ 
Lettuce — 
Pepper — 
Tomato — 
—About 300 
-About 2,000 
-About 2,000 
—About 3,000 
-About 1,000 
-About 3,000 
-About 2,000 
-About 3,000 
-About 2,000 
-About 3,000 
AVERAGE TIME REQUIRED FOR GARDEN 
. SEED TO GERMINATE 
Beans _ 
Beet _ 
Cabbage _ 
Carrot _ 
Cauliflower 
Corn _ 
Cucumber 
Endive _ 
Lettuce __ 
Onion _ 
Peas _ 
Parsnip 
Parsley 
Pepper _ 
Radish _ 
Spinach __ 
Salsify _ 
Tomato . 
Turnip _ 
5 
to 
10 
days 
7 
to 
10 
days 
5 
to 
10 
days 
12 
to, 
18 
days 
5 
to 
10 
days 
5 
to 
8 
days 
6 
to 
10 
days 
5 
to 
10 
days 
6 
to 
8 
days 
7 
to 
10 
days 
6 
to 
10 
days 
10 
to 
20 
days 
16 
to 
21 
days 
9 
to 
14 
days 
3 
to 
6 
days 
7 
to 
12 
days 
7 
to 
12 
days 
6 
to 
12 
days 
4 
to 
8 
days 
TIME REQUIRED FOR MATURITY OF 
DIFFERENT GARDEN CROPS RECK¬ 
ONED FROM DAY OF PLANTING 
THE SEED 
Beans—String . 
Beans—Shell 
Beets—Table 
Beets—Stock 
Cabbage—Early 
Cabbage—Late 
Cauliflower 
Corn _ 
Egg Plant 
Lettuce—Heading 
Melon—Water 
Melon—Musk 
Onion 
— 
Peouer 
Radish 
Squash—Summer 
Squash—Winter 
Tomato 
Turnip 
Spinach, Av. Time 
45 to 65 d^ys 
65 to 76 days 
66 days 
160 days 
106 days 
160 days 
110 days 
70 to 120 days 
150 to 160 days 
66 days 
120 to 140 days 
120 to 140 days 
135 to 160 days 
140 to 160 days 
30 to 40 days 
60 to 66 days 
126 days 
125 to 150 days 
60 to 70 days 
45 to 65 days 
HEALTH VALUE OF FRESH VEGETABLES 
The following table is the health value of fresh vegetables based on one pound: 
NAME 
Calories 
Vitamins 
Protein 
Carbohydrates 
Fats 
Calcium 
Iron 
ASPARAGUS - 
100 
A. B. 
1 .8% 
3.3% 
.2% 
.025% 
.00096% 
BEANS, Green and Wax .. 
184 
A. B. C. 
2.3% 
7.4% 
.3% 
.045% 
.00098% 
BEANS, Lima 
670 
A. B. 
7.1% 
22 .0% 
.7% 
.0024% 
BEETS 
209 
A. B. C. 
2.3% 
9.7% 
.1% 
.029% 
.00085% 
SWISS CHARD 
178 
A. B. 
3.2% 
5.0% 
.6% 
.00309% 
CABBAGE 
145 
A. B. C. 
1 .6% 
5.6% 
.2% 
.045% 
.00043% 
CARROT 
204 
A. B. C. 
1 .1% 
9.6% 
.2% 
.066% 
.00064% 
CAULIFLOWER - - - 
139 
A. B. C. 
1 .8% 
4.7% 
.5% 
.123% 
.00094% 
CELERY 
84 
A. B. 
1 .1% 
3.3% 
.1% 
.078% 
.00062% 
COLLARDS _ _ _ 
226 
A. B. C. 
4.6% 
6.3% 
.6% 
.0016% 
CORN, Sweet _ _ . 
470 
A. B. C. 
3.1% 
19.7% 
1 .1% 
.0008% 
CUCUMBER 
79 
A. B. C. 
.8% 
3.1% 
.2% 
.016% 
.00033% 
EGG PLANT 
126 
A. B. 
1 .2% 
5.1% 
.3% 
.011% 
.00047% 
ENDIVE 
— 
A. C. 
— 
— 
— 
.104% 
.000123% 
KAT.E 
— 
A. 
— 
_ - 
— 
— 
.00254% 
KOHL-RABI 
140 
C. 
2 .0% 
5.5% 
.1% 
.077% 
.00061% 
LEEK 
160 
A. B. C. 
1 .2% 
5.0% 
.5% 
.00048% 
LETTUCE 
87 
A. B. C. G. 
1 .2% 
2.9% 
.3% 
.043% 
.001% 
MUSKMET.ON 
185 
A. B. C. 
.6% 
9.3% 
— 
.00039% 
WATERMELON 
140 
.4% 
6.7% 
.2% 
.00023% 
OKRA 
172 
B. 
1 .6% 
7.4% 
.2% 
.071% 
.00063% 
ONION 
220 
A. B. C. G. 
1 .6% 
9.9% 
.3% 
.034% 
.00048% 
PARSNIP 
294 
A. B. 
1 .6% 
13.6% 
.5% 
.069% 
.00077% 
PEAS 
454 
A. B. C. G. 
7.0% 
16.9% 
.5% 
.028% 
.0067% 
PEPPER 
109 
A. B. C. 
1 .1% 
4.6% 
.1% 
.006% 
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POTATOE.'?' 
385 
A. B. C. 
2 .2% 
18.4% 
.1% 
.00091% 
PUMPKIN 
117 
A. B. C. 
1 .0% 
5.2% 
.1% 
.023% 
.00093% 
RADISH 
188 
A. B. C. 
1.3% 
5.8% 
.1% 
.021% 
.00083% 
RHUBARB 
106 
C. 
.6% 
6 .6% 
.7% 
.044% 
.00066% 
SPINACH 
109 
A. B. C. G. 
2 .1% 
3.2% 
.3% 
.018% 
.00266% 
SQUASH . 
209 
A. 
1.4% 
9.0% 
.5% 
.018% 
.00035% 
TOMATO 
104 
A. B. C. G. 
.9% 
3.9% 
.4% 
.011% 
.00044% 
TURNIP 
178 
A. B. C. G. 
1.3% 
8 .1% 
.2% 
.064% 
.00052% 
DIRECTIONS FOR USING FERTILIZER 
-FLOWERS AND VEGETABLES—Broadcast 4 to 6 lbs., over each 
100 square feet and work well into several days before sowing seed 
or setting out plants. For larger vegetables in rows apply 2 to 3 
lbs., for 60 feet of row. Water in. Use half these amounts for addi¬ 
tional feedings every 4 to 6 weeks during the growing season. Soak 
in with heavy sprinklings. Be sure that the plant food is mixed well 
with the soil and does not come in direct contact with the seed or 
plants. 
POTTED PLANTS—One-half teaspoonful mixed in top soil is usual¬ 
ly sufficient for plant in 6-inch pot. Vary quantity according to size 
of pot. WATER IN IMMEDIATELY. Repeat in 30 days. 
trees and SHRUBS—Work several handfuls in soil around each 
shrub or small tree. For larger shrubs or trees increase applic^on 
according to size and distribute in soil around trunk as far as branches 
spread. Water in. 
IN BUILDING A NEW LAWN, save six or eight inches of the 
top soil and carefully replace after grading. Harrow and rake this 
ftop soil until fine and level, then apply Vigoro Plant Food at the 
rate of 4 lbs. to 100 square feet, sow the grass seed, then rake or 
harrow and roll if possible. Keep the ground well watered and apply 
Vigoro at least twice during the first season. This work may be 
done either in Spring or Fall. 
TO FEED ESTABLISHED LAWNS—Apply broadcast 3 to 4 lbs. 
per 100 square feet early in the spring before the grass begins to 
grow. Make additional applications throughout the growing season 
at the rate of 1 to 2 pounds per 100 square feet every 4 to 6 weeks. 
These later applications may be mixed with dry sand, rich top soil 
or humus to form a compost. After applying, soak in thoroughly 
with heavy sprinkling to carry food down to feeding roots. This is 
very important. 
