

BEETS 
One ounce of seed will sow 60 feet of row, a packet 15 feet. Ten pounds will sow an acre in rows 14 inches apart. 
Beets are one of the best vegetables to grow in the home garden. A few © 
rows in the garden will give you delicious tender beets throughout the 
season. Sow some early in the spring, and again a few weeks later for a 
succession. It is an excellent plan to make a sowing in July for use in the 
fall. These young beets are not only a very. welcome addition to your fall 
vegetables but when put in a pit or root cellar and covered with sand 
will keep in tender condition for use during the winter. 
Sow in rows 14 to 18 inches apart, dropping 2 or 3 seeds to an inch of 
row. Cover 14 to 1 inch deep (the latter if the ground is dry). Thin to 
about 3 inches apart while the plants are still small. 
212 CROSBY’S EGYPTIAN. HARRIS’ SPECIAL STRAIN. 
The Best Early Garden Beet. 
There is no better early garden beet than our strain of Crosby’s 
Egyptian. We have been raising seed of this beet for nearly 40 years 
and have a strain that is unequalled for fine shape and color. Our strain 
has a deep red color that is almost as good as Detroit, and is much 
superior to most strains. The beets are of uniformly excellent shape, 
only slightly flattened, very smooth and with very slender tap roots. ' 
They mature quickly, being as early as any variety. 
Market gardeners find this the best beet for early bunching, as the 
attractive appearance of the beets commands highest prices on the 
markets. The beets grow quickly and for fine early beets in the home 
garden this strain is unequalled. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 25c; 14 Lb. 65c; 4% Lb. 95c; Lb. $1.75. 
219 EARLY WONDER. Closely resembles a good strain of Crosby’s 
Egyptian. The beets are early, dark red and have medium tops, making 
an excellent beet for early bunching. Our strain is very fine and has 
proved to be much superior to other strains which we have tested. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 25c; 144 Lb. 65c: % Lb. 95c; Lb. $1.70. 



TREAT BEETS 
WITH ARASAN 
Crosby’s Egyptian—Harris’ Special Strain. 
See page 82 
Tender, early beets of the finest flavor. 
215 DETROIT DARK RED. Harris’ Special Strain. The exceptionally fine quality 
of this beet has made it one of the most popular kinds 
for market gardeners and canners, and for general use in the home garden it has few equals. 
Seed sown in July will produce beautiful, tender, dark red beets, superior to use in the fall and 
to store for winter. 
The beets are smooth and uniform, with a solid, rich deep red throughout. Our stock is 
outstanding for fine color and handsome even shape and it makes a vigorous healthy growth, 
with medium tall tops. Adapted for freezing as well as canning and fresh use, these beets 
have a rich, sweet flavor when cooked. 
We have grown and selected this strain for many years on our own farm and we can con- 
fidently state that there is no better Detroit Dark Red beet to be obtained. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 25c; 14 Lb. 65c; 4% Lb. 95c; Lb. $1.75. 
222 LONG SEASON. Also called ‘‘Winter Keeper.’’ Finest Quality. No garden 
is complete without some Long Season beets. They are rather 
late and somewhat rough in shape but there is no finer beet to eat in the summer and to store 
for winter. No matter how big they grow, they remain just as sweet and tender as tiny young 
beets and they have a delicious flavor all their own. See photo and full description on page 3. 
; : Pkt. 15c; Oz. 30c; 44 Lb. 85c; 44 Lb. $1.40; Lb. $2.60. 
Harris’ Detroit Dark Red c; Oz. 300; 14 c; $ r. $ 



“We had grand luck with our garden last year. When I pulled the Long 
710 “BEETS for GREENS.” Beet greens are both healthful and appetiz- Season beets to store in the cellar the tops were as green as in summer. I 
ing, and they are one of the easiest and quickest vegetables to grow. canned some of them, they were as tender as most beets are in spring.” 
This rapid growing, large topped strain will produce an abundance of Mrs. Elsworth Waterman, Waite River, Vt. March 10, 1947 
greens quickly. The roots are rather flattened and uneven in shape but 
are used by some growers because they are ready very early. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 20c; 44 Lb. 45c; 4% Lb. 70c; Lb. $1.30. 
MANGEELS for Stock Feeding 
6 to 8 pounds of seed will plant an acre. 
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A most valuable food for cattle, sheep and poultry. Sow the seed 
in May in rows 2% feet apart. Easily harvested and can be stored in a 
cold cellar or in pits where they will keep all winter; also largely used by 
poultry raisers for green feed in winter. 
550 MAMMOTH LONG RED or Norbiton Giant. One of the largest 
yielding varieties. The feeding quality is very high. Roots are large, 
long and grow over half out of the ground, bright red outside; flesh 
white with light red zoning. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 20c; 4 Lb. 50c; 4% Lb. 75c; Lb. $1.00. 
546 DANISH YELLOW GIANT. (Sludstrup.) High Producing 
Strain. This mangel is the standard yellow variety here in the East. 
Grows to a very large size producing extremely heavy yields. Deep 

yellow skinned with white flesh. Grows two-thirds above the ground. Many lines are compared to make sure the beets you 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 20c; 1% Lb. 50c; 4% Lb. 75c; Lb. $1.00. grow are best for shape, color and quality. 
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