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Our farms are located in the center of a rather intensive beet growing area. The canners who use most of this crop are very particular 
about the quality of the beets they buy; so working closely with them we have developed a Detroit Red that in 1947 Experiment Station 
trials led all the rest for color, uniformity and quality. 
TABLE BEETS 
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Pkt. will sow 20 ft. row 
1 oz. will sow 100 ft. row 
8-10 Ibs. will sow 1 acre 
Beets can be sowed as early as the soil can be worked or they can be started inside and transplanted as soon 
as you can get on the ground. Sow \y;inch apart, % inch deep in rows 12 to 18 inches apart. Thin seedlings 
to 11% to 3 inches depending on what:size beets are wanted. For continuous harvest, plant at three week intervals 
to August Ist. 
If you are planning on canning beets, better use Detroit Dark Red. The color is more uniform throughout 
the beet. If you want a bunching or table beet, Early Wonder or Crosby are desirable. In some localities 
where the beet tops are used for greens, Green Top Bunching is used extensively. Beets for greens are usually 
grown in the greenhouse during the Winter months. 
Have you ever tried transplanted beets? Start them in a cigar box in the house and transplant as soon as the 
ground can be worked. It is surprising how soon you will have beets ready to eat. 
*100 DETROIT DARK RED: 68 days. Tops tall, 103 GREEN TOP BUNCHING: 60 days. Tops 
leaves green tinged with red. Roots globe-shaped, 
symmetrical with small collar and taproot. Interior 
color deep blood-red without white areas or rings. 
Pkt. 15c; oz. 35c; % lb. 55c; % Ib. 90c; Ib. $1.65; 
10 lbs. $15.05; 25 Ibs. $37.10; 50 lbs. $73.40; 100 
Ibs. $145.00. 
101 EARLY WONDER (Tall top strain): 65 days. 
Tall, upright, green tops tinged with red. Roots 
flattened globe shape with small collar and taproot. 
Interior color deep crimson-red zoned with a lighter 
shade. Pkt. 15c; oz. 30c; % Ib. 55c; % Ib. 90c; 
lb. $1.65; 10 lbs. $15.05; 25 lbs. $37.10; 50 lbs. 
$73.40; 100 Ibs. $145.00. 
102 CROSBY: 60 days. Tops short but strong. 
Roots flattened globe shape with small collar and 
taproot. Interior color bright vermillion-red with 
lighter zoning. Pkt. 15c; oz. 30c; % lb. 55c; % lb. 
90c; lb. $1.65; 10 Ibs. 15.05; 25 Ibs. $37.10; 50 Ibs. 
$73.40; 100 lbs. $145.00. 
* 
“Your seeds are very good and are fast growing.” 
April 12, 1947 Robert Sut 
Sayre, Pa. 
medium size, grayish green that does not turn red 
or brown in fall. Roots round, smooth, slightly 
flattened when mature. Flesh bright blood-red 
with distinct light zoning; finer and less fibre than 
most bunching beets. Pkt. 15c; oz. 30c; % lb. 55c; 
Y% |b. 90c; Ib. $1.65; 10 Ibs. $15.05; 25 Ibs. $37.10; 
50 Ibs. $73.40; 100 Ibs. $145.00. 
104 BEETS FOR GREENS: A rapid growing, large 
topped variety especially suited to the production of 
beet greens. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; % lb. 45c; % Ib. 
80c; lb. $1.40; 10 Ibs. $12.55; 25 Ibs. $30.85; 50 lbs. 
$60.90; 100 lbs. $120.00. 
An Invitation 
Many of you will be touring through the Fin- 
ger Lakes area this summer. Why not stop at 
our farms, see our trial grounds, our growing seed 
crops, and personally meet those whom you have 
met in the catalogue. Hall is on Route 14A just 
four miles south of Routes 5 and 20 between 
Geneva and Canandaigua. 

