Market only clean, pure white heads 
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Cauliflower Kill the worms by dusting with Aphicide R-1 
HOW TO GROW CAULIFLOWER 
1 OZ. OF SEED TO 3,000 PLANTS 
@Very few crops yield as good returns as Cauliflower when properly 
grown. The main requisites for success are more or less flat, very rich, 
medium to heavy soil; abundant moisture; cool weather during heading 
season; freedom from worms and other pests that eat the leaves so they 
cannot be tied over the curd properly, protecting it from the sun; and, 
above all, good seed. 
Cauliflower requires more care in growing than most crops. It is there- 
fore advisable to go slow at first until experienced in growing. As the 
heads’ ‘form best in cool weather, the seed should be sown very early in 
the spring and transplanted to open ground when danger-of hard freezing 
is over. Six to eight weeks from seed is the best age for this. Rows 
may be two and one-half to three and one-half feet apart and plants 18 
inches to 3 feet in the row, depending on the variety. Here at Rocky 
Ford seed is sown in seed beds about April 15th and transplanted during 
June. This allows the heads to form during the cool fall months.  Irri- 
gate often and force the growth of large leaves to protect the heads from 
the sun; do not oversoak and kill the ground. Dust often and thor- 
oughly. We believe this is where most growers fail. Worms and aphis 
must not be allowed to destroy the leaves and the marketing of filth- 
covered heads is unprofitable, to say the least. 
We recommend Rotenone No. 1 Dust for destroying aphis and worms. 
This dust is manufactured especially for the control of aphis and worms 
on Cauliflower, Cabbage and Broccoli. Dust thoroughly four or five times 
during: the growing season. See Cabbage cultural instructions for control 
of root. maggots. { 
When the heads are about 2 inches across (in most cases) tie up the 
leaves, using -different colored strings each day. This will aid in cutting. 
Cauliflower should be packed tightly in the crates; too loose packing will 
result. in damaged heads during shipping. Crates are loaded upside down 
so:that the..Cauliflower will shed water from the melting ice, as top icing 
ois necessary in shipping. 
-AS to seed: We handle nothing but the best obtainable. AIl varieties 
but Long Island are Danish grown. One pound of seed will grow plants 
for about seven acres. 
WE OFFER ONLY THE BEST DANISH GROWN AND DOMESTIC SEED 
Days given represent time from setting of plants to marketable stage— 
see page 2 for further information. 


Super Snowball Madsen’s 52 days. This Snowball is 
healthy and vigorous. It is 
strongly resistant to adverse weather conditions as well as disease. 
The head is exceptionally high with curds standing out in high re- 
lief and it is sure 
heading. The foliage 
is plentiful and gives 
perfect protection to 
the head. *A consid- 
erable portion of the 
labor usually expend- 
ed for tying up heads 
can be saved by us- 
ing this variety as 
the crop matures 
with such uniformity 
that fewer trips 
through the  fields_ 
tying up and cutting 
the heads are neces- 
sary. 
(Pkt., 20¢c) (%4  0z4., 
$1.75) (oz, $5.00) (14 
Ib., $15.00) (ib., 
$50.00) prepaid 

Earliest Snowball (Catskill Snowball). *7,22¥5._ 1 is 
rapidly taking 
the place of many of the late varieties on account of its fine texture, 
vure white heads and large uniform size. The stem is short and the 
quality superb. We recommended this to market growers as de- 
sirable for their main planting, as it is so sure heading even under 
unfavorable conditions. 
(Pkt, 20c) (% 02., $1.00) (0z., $3.00) (34 ‘Ib., $9.00) (Ib., $30.00) 
(5 Ibs., $132.00) prepaid | 
18 D. V. Burrell Seed Growers Co., Rocky Ford, Colo. 

