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TABLE BEETS 
Beets fresh from the garden are always more tender and delicious than those that are 
shipped. They can be sown in succession for different seasons and if too many are produced 
for table use, make excellent food for poultry and stock. 
Culture. A deep loamy or sandy soil is best suited to Beets. If wanted very early they can 
be sown in hotbeds and transplanted in the open ground when the weather has moderated, 
but the outer leaves should be trimmed off when transplanting is done. The earliest outdoor 
sowing is done in March or April, in rows 15 to 18 inches apart, thinning or transplanting the 
plants to 3 or 4 inches apart in the rows. For winter use, sow in June or July. Roots can 
be stored in pits or cellars, covering with sand to keep from wilting. 
One ounce sows 60 feet of drill. 
46 EARLY WONDER. 
for the home garden. 
Ten pounds 1 acre. 
(52 days.) This is the best Beet for early use. The highest quality 
Pkt., 10c; 0z., 30c; 14 1b., 90c. 
47 CROSBY’S EGYPTIAN. (55 days.) An im- 
proved sort which is very popular with the mar- 
ket gardeners on account of its quick growth, 
extreme earliness, and general good qualities. The 
tops are small, roots flattened but slightly globe- 
shaped and very smooth. Exterior bright red and 
inside deep vermilion-red zoned with a lighter 
shade. It becomes fit for use earlier than any other 
variety and is much superior to some of the older 
sorts. 
Pkt., 10c; 0z., SOc; %4 Ib., 90c. 
(58 days.) Pro- 
48 Detroit Dark Red duces medium 
size globe-shaped roots which are very smooth and 
of bright red color. Very desirable for bunching. 
Comparison with other varieties proves that De- 
troit Dark Red is the most uniform Beet in 
size and most attractive in color. 
Pkt., 10c; 0z., 35c; %4 Ihb., $1.05. 


49 EARLY ECLIPSE. (55 days.) The tops are 
small, roots bright deep red, smooth, round or 
slightly top-shaped with a very small tap root. 
It is splendid for bunching; is very sweet, crisp 
and tender, especially when young. 
Fkt., 10c; 0oz., 30c; 144 lb., 90c. 
50 Norwood Blood Turnip 
(60 days.) A superb early main crop variety, 
both for market and the home garden. The roots 
are of turnip shape, bright red, tender, and of 
excellent flavor, 
Pkt., 10c; oz., 30c; %4 Ib., 90c. 
SWISS CHARD 
56 LUCULLUS. (55 days.) This 
variety is grown for its leaves only, 
which are boiled like spinach. Sown 
in the spring the leaves are soon 
ready to eat and will continue to 
produce all summer and fall. Known 
also as Spinach Beet. 
Pkt., 10c; 0z., 25c; %4 Ib., 85c. 
51 EXTRA EARLY EGYPTIAN. (50 days.) 
It is the earliest sort and largely used for forec- 
ing. Has very small tops and produces flat, me- 
dium size roots which are very dark red, moder- 
ately thick and distinctly flat on the bottom. Flesh 
is dark, purplish red, firm, crisp, and tender. 
Pkt., 10c; oz., 30c; %4 Ib., 90c. 


Norwood Blood Turnip Beet 


A garden plot 25x50 feet has the capac- 
ity to yield vegetables which would re- 
quire 5000 ration points to purchase. 



53 EARLY BLOOD TURNIP. 
selected stock of this old and very popular va- 
riety. It is of deep red color, zoned with lighter 
shade; roots round, slightly flattened and ex- 
cellent for summer and autumn use. i 
(60 days.) A 
Pkt., 10c; 02z., 30c; 14 lb., 90c. 
PLANT A GARDEN. 
~ Food—Health—Thrift 

Stock Beets or Mangels 
Too little attention is paid to this important crop for winter feed for stock. They yield enormously, sometimes making 15 tons to the acre; are 
very nutritious, not only improving the general condition of stock, but greatly increase both the quantity and quality of milk in cows. A variety of 
feed is always beneficial to all animals and the Mangel-Wurzel and Sugar Beets afford one of the best crops for this purpose, as they are superior in 
feeding qualities to turnips and are a much larger yielding crop. All farmers and 
especially stock raisers should grow them extensively. 
Culture. Sow in the latter part of April, May, or June, at the rate of six pounds: 
to the acre, in rows 214 to 3 feet apart and thin to 8 inches apart. If seed is 
soaked 24 hours before sowing, it germinates more quickly but it should be put in 
when the ground is moist, The crop is harvested before frost 
and packed away in barns or cellars. They can also be put into 
piles or ridges 5 to 6 feet high and covered with straw or litter 
to keep from freezing too much. When the winter weather comes, 
throw on a layer of 4 to 6 inches of earth. A protection of 
boards to shed the heavy rains is also desirable. 
57 MAMMOTH LONG RED MANGEL. (110 days.) Par- 
ticularly suited to deep soils but succeeds on any medium or 
heavy soil. The roots are very large, uniform, and are enor- 
mously productive. Flesh is white, tinged with red. One of the 
best for general purposes. 
Oz., 25c; 144 1b., 85c; % I1b., $1.50. 
58 GOLDEN TANKARD MANGEL. (95 days.) A variety 
which produces very large roots, oval shaped, the bottom being 
larger than the top. It is light grey above the ground; deep 
orange-yellow below, flesh yellow zoned with white, A splendid 
sort for shallow soil and produces enormously in rich ground. 
Oz., 25c; 1% lb., 85c; 1% Ib., $1.50, 



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