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DETROIT DARK RED 
BEET 
Beets may be planted almost all the year around where the 
temperature does not linger below 25 degrees. Sow the seed 
1 inch deep in well prepared, moist soil in rows 8 or 10 inches 
apart, or on ridges same as lettuce. Drill 8 pounds of seed 
per acre. Thin out to one plant every 3 inches, and transplant 
the discarded plants in any convenient spot about the garden. 
The Egyptian is a small, dark red, flat, smooth variety. It is 
sweetest and best for the table. Irrigate about every two 
weeks, unless the nature of the soil is such that more fre- 
quent irrigation is found to be necessary. Mulch the soil after 
each irrigation. Beets are ready for use in 10 weeks and con- 
tinue in prime condition for another 10 weeks. Two ounces of 
seed for 100 feet of row. 
Table Varieties 
Crosby’s Egyptian (Original Strain). 50 to 55 days. Splendid 
home and market garden sort. Tops medium in size; collar 
small. Root flattened globe-shape, with small tap root; very 
dark purplish-red. Flesh deep purplish-red zoned with a 
lighter shade; crisp and tender. Pkt. 5c; 4 Ib. 30e; Ib. $1.00. 
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Detroit Dark Red. 52 to 55 days. The standard of excellence 
in table beets for home and market garden, shipping and for 
canning. Tops uniform, small, slender, erect. Roots globe- 
shaped; symmetrical, with small collar and small tap root; 
“every dark blood-red. Interior very uniform in color, the zones 
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so inconspicuous that the flesh seems to be one solid ball of 
deep blood-red meat; remains tender and of highest quality 
until roots are full grown. Pkt. 5c; 4 Ib. 30ce; Ib. $1.00 
Early Wonder. 50 to 55 days. Very desirable for home and 
market garden. Tops small. Root flattened globe-shape with 
small collar and tap root; dark purplish-red. Flesh deep pur- 
__ plish-red zoned a lighter shade. Pkt. 5c; % Ib. 30c; Ib. $1.00. 

Early Blood Turnip, Improved. 60 days. For home and market 
garden. Tops medium small, but fairly coarse. Roots deep 
turnip-shaped; dark purplish-red. Flesh deep purplish-red 
zoned with a lighter shade. Pkt. 5c; % Ib. 30c; Ib. $1.00. 
Crimson Globe. A main crop variety of medium season matur- 
ity, with large globe-shaped roots; flesh purplish-red with 
moderately prominent light zones; foliage medium green 
tinged with bronze. Pkt. 5c; 4% Ib. 30e; Ib. $1.00. 
-MANGEL OR STOCK BEETS 
Danish Red Giant Eckendorf. Enormously productive. Roots 
very large, thick, cylindrical, compressed at mid-section; blunt; 
red above, rose below ground; grow largely above ground; 
easily harvested. Pkt. 5c; % Ib. 40c; lb. 75c; 5 Ibs. $3.00. 
Danish Sludstrup. Very high yielder. Roots long oval, orange 
colored; flesh white with faint yellow tinge. Pkt. 5c; % Ib. 
40c; Ib. 75c; 5 Ibs. $3.50. 
Giant Half Sugar, Rose Top. Roots long oval, tapered; gray- 
ish-white with rose-colored shoulder; flesh white, rich in 
sugar. Pkt. 5c; % Ib. 40e; Ib. 75e; 5 Ibs. $3.50. 

LARGE WAKEFIELD 
KNOX’S IMPROVED CABBAGE 
No special care or soil is required to grow cabbage, as it will 
grow in any soil with proper cultivation, but good seed is 
extremely important with this crop. Like cauliflower and let- 
tuce, it is not a good summer crop, as it will not head up in 
extremely hot weather. For fall and winter crop sow the seed 
in May and June, for spring and early summer sow in Sep- 
tember and October. Transplant when the plants are about 
six weeks old 18 inches apart in rows 30 inches apart. To 
keep heads from splitting when ripe, loosen the plants a little 
at the roots. 
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