BEETS 
BEETS. This is one of the easiest vegetables 
to grow. They do exceedingly well in almost 
any kind of garden soil but prefer a rich sandy 
loam that is easily worked. They are exceed- 
ingly rich feeders, so the soil must be well fer- 
tilized in order to get the quickest growth nec- 
essary for tender juicy beets. Slow growth 
means tough roots. 
It is always a good idea to sow beet seed 
thickly and then thin out plants to allow proper 
root development. When plants are about four 
inches high thin to two inches apart if you 
want many small roots and to five and one-half 
inches if you desire fewer but larger beets. 
Make the rows 12 inches apart if you culti- 
vate with a hoe or wheel hoe. Cultivate deeply 
and often at first but carefully so the young 
seedings will not be disturbed. 
Packet, 5c; ‘2 ounce, 20c; ounce, 35c. 
P. S. C. Market Gardener. Extra early and 
remarkable for its fine quality and rapid 
growth. The tops are small, the roots are deep 
red, globe shaped and the flesh is of dark red 
variety. It is preferred by market gardeners be- 
cause it matures evenly, stands long and does 
not split. 
Detroit Dark Red. Due to its uniformity in 
size and smooth, handsome appearance it is a 
very popular variety with commercial growers 
as well as home gardeners. Roots are deep red, 
globe shaped with small tap root. This variety 
is entirely free of white rings and retains its 
tasty flavor after it grows to full size. Excellent 
for pickling. 
Early Blood Turnip Beet. An improved va- 
riety over the blood turnip type. Tops are large, 
roots dark red and nearly round. Flesh deep 
red with lighter zoning, sweet, crisp and tender. 
These beets are recommended for summer and 
fall use. 
MANGEL WURZEL. Seed should be sown 
at the rate of 5 to 6 pounds per acre and 
thinned to 10 inches apart in rows. 
Mangels should be planted early in the 
spring in rows 2% feet apart, th~ seed should 
be 1 inch apart in the rows and covered by 144 
inches o! soil firmly pressed down. When plants 
are 3 inches high begin to thin until roots are 
10 inches apart. One ounce of seed plants ap- 
proximately 100 feet and 5 pounds to the acre. 
Packet, 5c; ounce, 25c; %4 pound, 75c. 
P. S. C. Heavy Cropper. One of the largest 
Yellow Mangels easily pulled as it grows two- 
thirds above the ground. We highly recommend 
this variety because of its outstanding quality. 
Half Sugar Mangels double the yield of 
sugar beets. Roots large, smooth, creamy white 
with few rootlets tops medium size. 
Danish Sludstrup. Roots long, reddish yellow, 
good yielder growing well above the ground. 
BRUSSELS SPROUTS. Primarily a fall and 
winter vegetable. The plant will not mature 
properly in intense heat and dryness. It is 
closely related to the cabbage and seed plant- 
ing should be treated exactly as that of the late 
cabbage varieties. 
When the plants reach a growth of 5 to 7 
inches high pinch off a few, of the leaves and 
set out about 18 inches apart in rows that are 
2 feet apart. 
Cultivate frequently especially after rain. 
Sprouts begin forming in the leaf bases of the 
lower leaves first. To stimulate their production 
it is a good plan to break off most of the lower 
leaves of the plants beginning about October 
lst or when the buds develop. This also forces 
more food into the forming sprouts, the lowest 
of which should be picked first. 
Packet, 10c; 4% ounce, 40c. 

CABBAGE 
CABBAGE. This vegetable will not stand ex- 
treme heat or dryness and will grow well only 
where there is adequate moisture and cool 
weather. Most good garden soil will produce 
satisfactory cabbage if it is properly enriched. 
Commercially it is grown on soil ranging from 
sandy loam to very hard clay or even mulch. 
Perhaps what is more important than texture 
is soil moisture. This must be adequate and 
conserved by constant cultivation. Most impor- 
tant of all is fertility. No crop repays so richly 
the expenditure of fertilizer as cabbage. It is 
most advisable to use a commercial fertilizer 
that could be applied before planting at a rate 
of 11 pounds to a 100-foot row. It is also ad- 
visable to top dress about three weeks after the 
plants are set out with Nitrate of Soda at the 
rate of 144 pounds to 100-foot row. The Nitrate 
of Soda application is necessary only for the 
early varieties. 
Sow seed in flats during February and March, 
use normal soil as richly fertilized types will 
cause the seedlings to grow too fast and become 
spindly. When seedlings are 3 to 4 inches high 
replant further apart in flats or boxes. This in- 
sures stocky instead of spindly plants and 
makes them a month or six weeks earlier than 
if the plants were set out. Cabbage should be 
set out at different intervals depending upon 
variety. Early varieties should be set about 14 
inches apart in rows 28 inches apart. Late sea- 
son varieties should be set 24 inches apart in 
rows 36 inches apart. If planted much closer 
they would be crowding and result in small 
heads. 
EARLY VARIETIES 
Early Jersey Wakefield (63 days). Heads 
small, compact, conical, short stemmed. 
Packet, 10c; 1 ounce, 30c; ounce, 50c. 
Copenhagen Market (69 days). Heads 
small, round, solid, excellent short season type. 
Packet, 10c; 1% ounce, 40c; ounce, 75c. 
Packet, ounce, 14-lb. are all postpaid. Otherwise add postage. 
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