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GARDEN BEETS 
How and When to Plant For earliest use and market, sow seed of any 
round sort under glass, in February or 
March, and transplant to open ground in March or April. Seed for main crop may 
be sown in the early spring as soon as ground can be worked. For table beets 
sow in drills 2 to 2% feet apart and thin to stand 3 to 4 inches apart in the rows. 
A packet will sow a row about 25 feet long; use 2 ounces to 100 feet; 6 to 8 lbs. 



CROSBY'S EGYPTIAN BEET 

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DETROIT DARK RED BEET 

LUCULLUS SWISS CHARD 
RUSSELL-HECKLE .. .. 

per acre. 
in 35 to 65 days. 
DETROIT DARK RED. (50 days.) A highly 
bred, globe-shaped beet for home or mar- 
ket. We offer a special strain of this fa- 
mous beet. It excels in uniformity of size, 
shape and color, being suited for home use, 
market sales, storing, shipping and canning. 
The roots are of medium size, smooth, per- 
fectly globe-shaped, and of attractive ap- 
pearance. The color of the flesh is a most 
intense deep red, showing no signs of any 
zones after cooking. It remains tender 
throughout and free from fiber until fully 
grown, 
CROSBY’S EGYPTIAN. (42 days.) Medium 
size tops, roots flattened globe shape; flesh 
deep red, zoned lighter. Our strain of this 
quality beet is a decided improvement on 
the older forms of Egyptian and we claim 
there is no better early garden beet, as it 
increases in size so rapidly. The roots are 
larger and more globular though still some- 
what flattened at the top, representing 
more or less of a turnip shape. The skin 
is a very deep red and the flesh is some- 
what lighter in color. 
BEET PLANTS 
Ready March (st. 
tian, 
Crosby’s Egyp- 
Detroit Dark Red. Postpaid, 
100, 55c; 200, 95c; 500, $1.85; 1,000, 
$3.35. Not prepaid, 100, 40c; 200, 
75c; 500, $1.60; 1,000, $3.00. 


How and When to Plant 
planting as possible. 
Make successional plantings and cultivate freely. They are fit for use 
Beet tops are much used for greens, being cooked like spinach. 
EARLY BLOOD TURNIP. (60 days.) If in 
doubt about what beet to plant, you will 
not go wrong in planting the Early Blood 
Turnip. Of uniform size, with smooth skin 
free from fibrous roots. Color rich dark 
red. Tender, sweet and crisp. Ideal for 
planting in May, June and July to make 
beets for winter. A fine keeper. 
EARLY WONDER. (40 days.) Also known 
as Boston Crosby. Early, tender and sweet, 
dark red roots. This early beet is the re- 
sult of yearly selection made over a period 
of time. As we offer it today it seems al- 
most impossible to still further improve its 
appearance and excellent quality. It is prob- 
ably the earliest of the small table beets 
for outside growing. The roots are flat to 
globe in shape, of a beautiful deep red 
color, and of medium size. 
PERFECTED EARLY DETROIT. (50 days.) 
A strain of recent development—comes 90 
per cent true to dark red and does not 
show white rings. Roots smooth, globe 
shaped and top slightly shorter than regu- 
lar Detroit, making it very fine for bunch- 
ing. 
Prices on any of the five varieties 
of Table Beets: 
Postpaid, pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; '%4 Ib., 
30c; '% Ib., 50c; 1 Ib., 75c; 5 Ibs., 
; 10 Ibs., $5.25. Not prepaid, 
Yq \Ib., 25c; '% Ib., 40c; 1 Ib., 65c; 5 
Ibs., $2.75; 10 Ibs., $5.00. 
Mammoth 
Long Red 
Mangels 
Plantings should be made from April until 
the middle of June, soaking the seeds for 24 
hours before planting. Sow in drills 2 to 2% feet apart. 
inches apart in the row; 5 to 6 lbs. will plant an acre. 
As soon as frosts occur, dig the roots, cut off the tops and 
Thin out to stand 10 
Cultivate as soon after 
pile on a well drained situation, covering with straw or corn stalks and an inch 
of earth. As it gets colder, increase the covering to prevent freezing. Always 
feed with some dry roughage. 
MAMMOTH LONG RED MANGEL. (110 days.) 
Highest in yield. The roots often weigh 20 
to 30 pounds each. It grows well above 
ground, is easily pulled; the deep red roots 
are straight, well formed and solid. A fine 
keeper and will supply an abundance of 
succulent green food for stock of all kinds 
and for poultry. Adapted to deep soils. 

SWISS. CHARD 
Spinach -Beet or Sea Kale- 
Culture—Swiss Chard is a beet: grown for 
its leaves. The midrib, when boiled, makes 
delicious greens or the leaves may be boiled 
and served as spinach. Sown in the spring the 
leaves are soon ready to eat and will continue 
to grow all through the summer and fall. 
LUCULLUS. (52 to 62 days.) A variety with 
curled leaves like a”Savoy cabbage. The 
plant grows nearly 2 feet high and the 
stem and leaves are very large and of fine 
quality. 

Postpaid, pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 1% Ib., 
30¢3 425 ib.5.50C 8s 1 Ibs, coc; 2.lbs., 
$1.55; 5 Ibs., $2.95. Not prepaid, '% 
Ib., 45c; 1 Ib., 75c; 2 Ibs., $1.45; 5 
Ibs.. $2.75, 

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GOLDEN TANKARD MANGEL. (95 days.) 
Especially recommended for the dairyman 
on account of its milk producing properties 
and the richer quality of the milk. The 
flesh is firm and solid, rich golden yellow 
color. Due to its. peculiar shape they can 
. be grown closer in the rows than most man- 
_gels, increasing the yield per acre. Grows 
well above ground and easily pulled. Does 
well on light soils. as 
GIANT FEEDING SUGAR. (90 days). Not as 
high in tonnage yield per acre, but the 
pound for pound feeding value is greater 
because of its high sugar content. Grows 
partly out of the ground and is easily har- 
vested. Fine for fattening cattle and equal- 
ly as good as other stock beets for general 
feeding. 
KLEIN WANZLEBEN SUGAR. (95 days.) 
Large, smooth white roots with broad shoul- 
der, gradually tapering toward the base; 
good keepers. Widely grown in many sec- 
tions for sugar production and stock feed- 
ing. Rich in sugar content. Claimed to be 
the heaviest yielder of the sugar beets. 
Prices, any of the four varieties of 
Mangel or Stock Beets: 
Postpaid, 1 0z., 10c; '4 Ib., 30c; 
Yo \|b., 50c; 1 Ib., 75c; 2 Ibs., $1.353 
5 Ibs., $2.95; 10 Ibs., $5.25. Not pre. 
paid, Yo Ib., 40c; 1 Ib., 65c; 2 Ibs., 
$1.25; 5 Ibs., $2.75; 10 Ibs., $5.00. 

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