MARKET GARDENERS LIKE OUR STRAINS OF BEETS 5 

FORD’S BEETS 
4 to 6 Pounds Per Acre 
Beet Seed is short. Order yours early. 
Prepare ground as for fine seeds, sow in 
rows 15 inches apart and % inch deep. When 
the plants are 3 to 4 inches high, thin them 
out to 4 inches apart. The young plants may 
be used for “greens.” Make first sowing as 
soon as the ground can be worked and con- 
tinue to sow what may be needed once in 
three weeks until the last of July. 

Improved Detroit Dark Red 
Improved Detroit Dark Red 
The finest and most perfect strain of the 
popular Detroit Dark Red Beet. By care- 
ful breeding and selection the type has 
been fixed. The tops are of a uniform gray- 
green color. The roots are of ideal shape, 
smooth and true to type. Its greatest claim 
to superiority is the deep uniform blood 
color of the flesh. The texture is fine 
grained and the flesh is crisp and sweet. 
All in all we consider this the most perfect 
of all beets for home use or fancy market. 
Pkt. 10¢, oz. 25c, % lb. G5e, Ib. $2.00, 5 ibs. 
$9.75, 10 Ibs. $19.00. 
™ Well adapted for mar- 
Ohio Canner. ket garden and canner 
use. Roots flattened globe in shape, 
smooth, oxblood red; flesh dark red with 
indistinct slightly lighter zomes. Is of 
superior color and quality. Pkt. 10¢, oz. 
20c, % Ib. 50c, lb. $1.50. 
Crosby’s Improved Egyptian. 
Of this beet we have a strain that is sec- 
ond to none in any respect. Quick-grow- 
ing; best quality; for forcing or outdoor 
sowing; regular roundish; dark red color. 
PRt. 10c, oz 20ce, % Ib. 50c, Ib. $1.50, 5 Ibs. 
$7.25, 10 Ibs. $14.00. 
EARLY BLOOD TURNIP. Smooth, dark red. 
Pkt. 10c, oz. 20c, % Ib. 50c, lh. $1.50, 5 Ibs. 
$7.25. 
; W Very early, turnip= 
Early onder. shaped, deep blood red, 
fine for market. Pkt. 10¢e, oz. 2c, %4 Ib. 535e, 
Ib. $1.75, 5 tbs. $8.50, 10 lbs. $16.50. 
MIXED TABLE BEETS. <A mixture of sev- 
eral good varieties. Pkt. 5e, oz. 10c, %4 Ib. 
3a0e, ib. 85e, prepaid. 
SWISS CHARD 
The leaves and stalks are used for greens. 
It can be used all summer, when spinach is 
gone. Later the leaves grow very large, and 
the white midribs may be cooked like aspara- 
gus. Also called Silver Beet, Sea Kale, and 
Celery Beet. ‘Treat same as beets. 
LUCULLUS. This Chard grows from 2 to 2% 
feet tail. The leaves are crumpled; the 
stalks are thick, somewhat resembling rhu- 
barb in appearace. Both the leaves and 
stalks are crisp and tender and of the fin- 
est quality. Prepaid, Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, %4 Ih. 
30¢e, Ib. $1.00. 
Mangel Wurzels and Sugar Beets 
Deep soil produces the larg- 
est crops. Sow in rows 18 
inches to 2 feet apart, % inch 
deep, and when the plants are 
38 or 4 inches high they should 
be thinned out 6 or 8 inches 
apart. Transplant when the 
ground is moist, pinch off the 
leaves about 2 inches above 
the root, and set the plants 
into the soil up to the crown. 
On good, deep soil 1,000 to 
1,500 bushels per acre can be 
raised. Mangels make excel- 
lent feed for stock of all 
kinds. 1 ounce of Seed will 
sow 75 to 100 feet of Drill, 6 
pounds per Acre. 
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Ford’s Danish .Yellow. (107. tein 
tested by the Denmark Agricultural Trial 
Station, was awarded a “Certificate of First 
Class,’ and is considered the most nutri- 
tious Mangel for stock-feeding. The roots 
are long, ovoid, of fine yellow color, and 
grow to large size. Yields 25 to 50 tons 
per acre. Our patrons are highly pleased 
with this variety. It is proving satisfac- 
tory wherever grown. We consider it the 
best of all. PKt. 10c, oz. 20c, %4 Ib. 50e, Ib. 
$1.50, prepaid. 
MAMMOTH LONG RED. Grows to an enor- 
mous size in deep, rich soil; is an excellent 
keeper. Various reports from our custom- 
ers who have grown it show yields of 1,400 
to 2,000 bushels per acre. Close-grained, 
tender flesh of rich flavor. Pkt. 10¢e, oz. 
20e, %4 Ib. 50c, Ih. $1.50, prepaid. 
LANE’S IMPROVED SUGAR BEET, or 
KLEIN-WANSLEBEN. Nearly as produc- 
tive as the Mangels and very rich in sugar 
—the best of Sugar Beets for stock-feed- 
ing. Pkt. 10¢e, oz. 20c, % Ib. 50c, Ib. $1.50, 
prepaid. 
GOLDEN TANKARD. Yields enormous crops; 
very rich in sugar; skin and flesh deep 
orange-yellow; oblong in shape. Pkt. 10e, 
oz 20c, %4 Ib. 50ce, lh. $1.50, prepaid. 
MIXED VARIETIES OF MANGELS AND 
SUGAR BEETS. All varieties. Same price 
as Mammoth Long Red. 

Ford’s Glad 
Gardener saya 
“Plant more 
Wurzels” 
