Broccoli Is Best Late In Fall 
TABLE BEETS 
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Pkt. will sow 20 ft. row 
1 oz. will sow 100 ft. row 
8 to 10 lbs. will sow 1 acre 
Sow as early as soil can be worked in spring, dropping 
seeds 14 inch apart, % inch deep in rows, 12 to 18 
inches apart. Thin seedlings to 11% to 3 inches, de- 
pending on what size beets are wanted. For con- 
tinuous harvest, plant at three week intervals to 
August Ist. 
DETROIT DARK RED: 68 days. The outstanding 
variety for produce shippers and canners; also used 
for bunching. Roots are globular or nearly round, 
very dark, interior color blood red. Unless growing 
conditions are abnormal, the zones are so inconspicu- 
ous that the beets seem to be one solid color. 
Our stock has been outstanding for several years 
in field trials at the New York State Experiment 
Station. Pkt. 15 cts.; oz. 35 cts.; % Ib. 70 cts.; 
Ib. $2.10; 10, lbs. $20.00; 100 lbs. $180.00. 
CROSBY: 60 days. An early, flattened globe shaped 
variety similar if not identical with Early Wonder. 
Interior color not as solid red as Detroit Dark Red 
but a fine variety for table use. Pkt. 10 cts.; 
oz. 30 cts.; % lb. 65 cts.; lb. $2.00. 
BROCCOLI 
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Pkt. should produce 150 plants 
1 oz. should produce 2000 plants 
Seed hot water treated 
If started in greenhouse or hot bed April Ist and 
transplanted into open ground, broccoli will be ready 
for use the first week in July. Later plantings can be 
made in the open ground and either transplanted or 
thinned to 24 inches in the row. Rows should be 3 feet 
apart. Some seasons aphids are rather troublesome, 
especially on early crops. We think best quality heads 
are produced from seed sown about June Ist. 
*xITALIAN GREEN SPROUTING (Calabrese): 60 
days. Plants are 3 to 4 feet high and branched. After 
the central head is removed, a number of smaller 
heads are produced on stems 4 to 5 inches in length. 
If kept cut, the plants will continue to produce for 
five or six weeks. Pkt. 15 cts.; % oz. 45 cts.; 
oz. 70 cts.; % Ib. $2.10; lb. $6.50. 
BRUSSELS SPROUTS 
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Pkt. should produce 150 plants 
1 oz. should produce 2000 plants 
Culture same as Broccoli. 
Seed hot water treated 
*xLONG ISLAND IMPROVED DWARF: 95 days. 
We have found this strain very desirable because it 
will produce sprouts under less favorable conditions 
than other varieties. The plants are of dwarf habit 
but furnish a large yield of sprouts of excellent 
quality. Light freezes seem to improve the quality. 
Pkt. 15 cts.; %4 oz. 75 cts.; oz. $1.10; 14 lb. $3.60; 
Ib. $12.00. 
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THE FRONT COVER 
The cover shows a very small section of the Seed 
Farm sweet corn trial grounds. Our program requires 
five to six thousand hand pollinations to be made yearly 
by our plant breeding department. These experimen- 
tal crosses are then field tested to determine if they 
have advantages over our present hybrids. ‘This 
breeding work is in charge of “Don” Paarlberg who, 
with his fair assistant, is giving their new hybrids his 
final inspection. 

Howard Sprague, in addition to selling Robson seed, farms about 
500 acres, mostly beets, carrots, cabbage, tomatoes, corn, and 
Beane: Howard likes the yield he gets from our Detroit Dark 
ed beet. 
CELERY 
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Pkt. should produce 200 plants 
1 oz. should produce 10,000 plants 
For early crop, sow indoors February Ist to March 
Ist and transplant in open after danger of hard frosts. 
For late crop, sow seed out-of-doors April Ist to May Ist 
and transplant 4 to 6 inches apart in 24 to 28 inch rows. 
When fully grown, blanch with boards, earth or paper. 
*xCORNELL 19: 120 days. Cornell 19 does well on 
both muck and upland, is of fine quality and is resis- 
tant to “Yellows”. The stalks are very long, smooth 
ribbed and deeply rounded. The flesh is tender, sweet 
and free from stringiness. Pkt. 20 cts.; % oz. 60 
cts.; % oz. 90 cts.;1 oz. $1.75; % Ib. $5.50; Ib. 
$20.00. 
GOLDEN SELF BLANCHING, Dwarf Old Strain: 
120 days. This, the original French Strain, is still 
very popular. More stocky than the new tall strains 
and has very compact solid stalks and good flavor. 
Blanches to a handsome golden yellow color. Pkt. 
15 cts.; % oz. 35 cts.; oz. $1.05; 1% lb. $3.00. 
*SALT LAKE OR UTAH: 135 days. We are listing 
this variety in place of Giant Pascal. It is the best 
variety for storage for winter use that we know of. 
The stalks are large and the heart well developed. It 
blanches to a pure white and is crisp and of good 
quality. Pkt. 15 cts.; 14 oz. 40 cts.; oz. $1.15; 
Y% Ib. $3.45. 
GOLDEN PLUME OR WONDERFUL: 115 days. 
The plants are semi-dwarf, stocky and vigorous in 
growth with a very full heart which blanches quickly 
to a rich golden yellow color. Of very attractive ap- 
pearance and superior quality, with a fine nutty 
flavor. Pkt. 15 cts.; 4% oz. 45 cts.; oz. $1.35; 4% 
Ib. $4.05. 
