ONIONS GROWN FROM FORD’S SEEDS ARE A PAYING CROP 17 

FORD’S SOUND ONION SEED 
It is of the utmost importance to use good seed, not only good, strong-growing seed, 
but seed that has been saved from good, well-ripened and selected Onions. 
We offer the 
best possible strains, and have taken particular care in the selection of al] the varieties we 
list herewith. 
ONION SEED is very scarce. 
CULTURE. 
thin them out where too thick in the row. 
of row, 4 or 5 Ilbs., per acre. 
STOP-VERMIN sown in the row with seed Keeps the onion maggot away. 
with “Evergreen” or “Black Leaf 40” destroys the thrip. 

Kord’s Ohio Yellow Globe 
Ford’s Ohio Yellow Globe 
The Best of all Onions 
OUR OHIO YELLOW GLOBE. Produces the 
most perfect Globe Onions in existence. The 
onions are of uniform size, well colored, 
fine and solid. They ripen early and all at 
one time; most excellent Keepers and can 
be marketed at a time when prices are 
highest. Our strain is very productive, from 
600 to 800 bushels per acre is not at all 
uncommon. The seed we offer is grown 
under careful supervision from choice, se- 
lected bulbs. ‘The illustration shows: the 
shape and quality of bulbs from which the 
seed we sell is grown. Plant this seed at 
the rate of 4 to 5 lbs. per acre. Pkt. 10ce, % 
oz. 25e, oz 45c, % Ih. $1.50, lb. $5.50, 5 Ibs. 
$27.25, 10 ibs. $54.00. 
PRIZETAKER. Single specimens often weigh 
from 3 to 4 pounds; it is nearly round. 
Color light yellow; flesh white, tender and 
of mild flavor. The bulbs are solid. Rec- 
ommended for home garden or market. 
Pkt. 100¢e, % oz 25e, oz. 45c, %4 Ib. $1.50, Ib. 
$5.50, 5 Ibs. $27.25. 
WHITE GLOBE SOUTHPORT. 
some, roundish, mild flavor, skin clear 
white, keeps well, brings good prices. Pkt. 
10e, % oz. 5c, oz. 60c, %4 Ih. $2.00, Ib. $7.00. 
Large, hand- 
YELLOW GLOBE SOUTHPORT. Similar to 
the above but yellow; very handsome; a 
good commercial variety. Pkt. 10c¢, % oz. 
30c, oz. 50c, % Ib. $1.75, Ib. $6.00. 
RED GLOBE SOUTHPORT. Red instead of 
white or yellow; otherwise Same as above; 
exceedingly handsome, Pkt. 10e, % oz. 30c, 
oz. 50c, % Ib. $1.75, Ib. $6.00. 
Cultivate thoroughly. 
Order yours early. 
Onions require a fertile soil, well pulverized and drained. 
to 15 inches apart, covering the seed 4% inch deep. 
Sow in rows 12 
When the plants are 3 or 4 inches high 
1 oZ%. will sow 200 ft. 
Spraying 
But seldom is spraying necessary. 
FORD’S EARLY YELLOW GLOBE. This 
variety has been tried out by our Market 
Gardeners, and has given perfect satisfac- 
tion. It resembles Yellow Globe Danvers 
very much, being slightly flattened, globe 
shaped. Matures about 3 weeks earlier 
than Danvers. Pkt. 10¢e, % oz 30e, 1 oz. 
50e, % Ib. $1.75, Ib. $35.50. 
Bermuda. This onion is extensively 
grown in the south and is 
highly prized on account of its very mild 
flavor and fine quality; may be grown any- 
where. It is rather flat, skin is of a light 
shade of yellow. If you want an onion 
that is very mild you can get it in the 
Bermuda. Pkt. 10c, % oz 35e, oz. 60ce, 
% Ib. $2.00. 
Sweet Spanish or Valencia. 
A very large light yellow colored onion of 
globe shape, having a very mild sweet 
flavor. It is a good Keeper. Pkt. 10ce, 
1% ow 35e, oz GOe, % Ib. $2.00. 
MAMMOTH SILVER KING. Specimens often 
weigh 2 to 3 pounds each; regular size, 
white skin and flesh, mild flavor. Pkt. 10c, 
% oz. 35e, oz. GOc, %4 Ih. $2.00. 
SILVERSKIN, or WHITE PORTUGAL. Good 
for pickling; early; mild flavor; produces 
fine sets if seed is sown thickly. Pkt. only 
10e. 
BUNCHING ONIONS 
White Lisbon. (White Bunching). Excellent 
early Bunching Onion, very popular, forms 
sweet “green” onions very mild, with white 
smooth skin. Bulbs flat medium size when 
mature. Pkt. only 10c. 
WHITE WELSH. An excellent bunching va- 
riety; the plants are hardy and multiply 
when left in the ground year after year. 
Does not form Bulb. 100 Days. Can be 
grown from divided clumps or from seed. 
Pkt. only 10c. 
ONION PLANTS 
Yellow Bermuda 
Onion plants may be planted early. Plants 
ready last of March. Even if. frozen down 
they come on again and make good crops. 
For small gardens these may. be planted in 
rows 6 inches apart and 3 inches apart in 
the rows. 
All Onion plants are tied in bunches esti- 
mated to contain 100 plants. Some run over, 
some under, Orders should be for even 
bunches. 
Price prepaid, 1 bunch 25c, 2 bunches 40ce, 
5 bunches 85e, 10 bunches $1.60, 20 bunches 
$38.00, 60 bunches (1 erate) for $6.50. Ask for 
prices on large quantities. 

Use Stop Vermin to 
Control Onion Maggots. 
