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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 8 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; six pounds one acre. 
46 EARLY WONDER. (52 days.) This is the 
best Beet for early use. The highest quality for 
the home garden. 
Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; %4 lb., 60c. 
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., 20c; 14 lb., 60c. 
48 Detroit Dark Red (°°.22"s)) ,Pr° 
size globe-shaped roots which are very smooth and : : 
of bright red color. Very desirable for bunching. Detroit Dark Red Beet 
Comparison with other varieties proves that 3 
Deere Dark Red is the oe uniform Beet in 
size and most attractive in color. 51 EXTRA EARLY EGYPTIAN. (50 days.) 
Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; 4% Ib., 60c. It is the earliest sort and largely used for forc- 
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 
A. S. T. A. GARDEN ASSORTMENT is dark purplish red, firm, crisp and tender. 
FOR EUROPE Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; 14 lb., 60c. 

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Swiss Chard 
See Page 17 53 EARLY BLOOD TURNIP. (60 days.) A 
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- 
SWISS CHARD cellent for summer and autumn use. 
Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; 14 lb., 60c. 

»5 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., 20c; 14 lb., 60c. 
56 RHUBARB CHARD. (60 days.) A new Swiss Chard that looks like Rhubarb, The leaf 
stalks are bright but delicate, translucent crimson; the rich color extends out through the 
veins into the dark green, heavily crumpled leaves. You will enjoy its different, tasty, deli- 
cious flavor. Plants are so beautiful they may be used in flower borders. Leaves and stalks 
are nice in flower arrangements. 
Pkt., 10c; oz., 30c; %4 1b., 90c. 

PLANT A GARDEN 
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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 5 pounds 
to the acre, in rows 2% 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 succeed 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. 
Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; 44 1b., 60c; 1% I1b., $1.00. 
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. 
Pkt., 10c; 0z., 20c; 44 lb., 60c; \% lb., $1.00. Mangels 
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