BEETS— For PE Salads, fanning and Warket 
Detroit 
Dark 
Red 
Spinach Beet or Swiss Chard 
Culture — Like beet except 
should be thinned to 8 or 10 
inches apart. Control seed de- 
cay and seedling blight, and in- 
crease plant vigor and produc- 
tiveness by treating seeds with 
Semesan before planting. 
Pest Control—Against Cater- 
pillars use Acme Arsenate of 
Lead. 
Lucculus—An outstanding 
green-leaved Swiss Chard. 
Leaves are almost identically 
like that of spinach, dark green 
in color. Produces greens all 
summer, being available when 
spinach cannot be had. May be 
cooked and served as ‘“‘boiled 
greens.’’ Raised extensively by 
poultry growers for green feed. 
Should be in every home gar- 
den. Gather outer leaves and in- 
ner leaves will continue to grow. 


Swiss Chard or Spinach Beet 

February 
Culture—The best results are obtained on a deep, rich sandy Planting 
loam. Sow as early as the ground can be prepared in drills VEGETABLES 
18 inches apart and thin out to 3 to 4 inches in rows. Plant- Asparagus, 
ing in a succession, you can still be having tender greens asa 
when the roots are pulled for canning. Beets are easily Brdccell 
stored for use during the winter. Always sow in freshly Brussels Sprouts, 
prepared soil, which should be pressed firmly over the seed. Cabbage, 
1 ounce will sow 100 feet, 6 pounds per acre. Control seed cuunnieen 
decay and seedling blight, and increase plant vigor and pro- Celery, 
ductiveness by treating seeds with Semesan before planting. pad ae 
Pest Control—Against Caterpillars use Acme Arsenate of Egg Plant, 
Lead. Bape terete 
Detroit Dark Red—52 to 55 days. One of America’s best Kohl Rabi, 
beets for market and home garden, on account of its uni- pp baa 
farmly rich blood-red meat, most desirable for canning. panied 
Medium size, globular or nearly round, very smooth. Parsley, 
Early Blood Turnip—60 days. Roots nearly round or slightly Beet 
flattened, and bright red with zonings of lighter shade. A Pepper, 
good variety for home garden. abe! 
Crosby’s Egyptian—50 to 55 days. One of the earliest of all Rhubarb, 
beets. Especially desirable for bunching because of its small Betabeos 
top. Flesh dark red, zoned with a lighter shade. Very sweet tite cla 
and tender. Tomato, 
Special Crosby—50 to 55 days. A beet bred especially for user 
Dallas market which uses a light colored beet. Similar in FIELD 
every respect to the Crosby Egyptian, but light red. pitalts: 
arley, 
Early Wonder—8 days. Flattened globe shape. Deep pur- 
plish-red, zoned lighter. Good home gardening beet. 
BROCCOLI 
Culture—Plant and cultivate broccoli 
like cabbage. One ounce will produce 
5,000 plants. Control seed decay and 
seedling blight and increase plant vigor 
and productiveness by treating seeds 
with Semesan before planting. 
Pest Control—Against 
Aphids, Cut Worms 
and Cabbage Worms 
use NNOR Garden 
Spray, Acme Dura- 
DusT, or Acme Rote- 
none Garden Guard. 
Calabrese Green 
Sprouting — Broccoli 
bears a succession of 
sprouting heads, 
which, if kept cut con- 
tinue to form for six 
to eight weeks. Each 
sprout produces a 
small cauliflower-type , 
head, deep green buds. 
Can be prepared many 

Broom Corn, 
Sweet Clover, 
Grass, 
Oats, 
Peas, 
Rape, 
Rye, 
Vetch, 
Wheat. 

Broccoli 
Mangel Wurzel or Stock Beet 
Culture—Plow your land deep and prepare thoroughly. Plant 
early in the spring in rows 1% to 8 feet apart and cover the 
seed about 1 inch. Cultivate frequently. When about three 
inches high, begin thinning and continue at intervals until 
the roots stand from 8 to 12 inches apart in the rows. Use 
an ounce to 100 feet or from 3 to 6 pounds per acre. 
Mammoth Long Red — Roots are very large, uniformly 
straight and well formed. Flesh is white, tinged with rose. 
This variety is preferred by hog raisers, because of its 
enormous tonnage. Keeps well and is nutritious. 
Giant Half Sugar—Another very good variety. It yields a 
large crop of roots high in sugar yield. The roots are light 
bronze above the ground and grayish white below with white 
flesh. This beet, growing largely out of the ground, can be 
harvested earlier than any other Mangel crop. Good either 
for the dairyman or the hog raiser. 
Sludstrup—Highest in sugar content and the best variety 
for the dairy farmer. Creamy white. Enormous yield. Under 
drouth conditions manages to survive and make yields when 
rains come. 
ways. Especially delic- 
ious when buttered or 
in cream sauce. 

Vegetables Recommended for Freezing 
Asparagus, Mary Washington. 
Beans (lima), Baby Fordhook, Fordhook, Henderson’s. 
Beans, (snap) Bountiful, Giant Stringless, Kentucky 
Wonder, Tendergreen. 
Beans, (wax) Pencil Pod Black Wax. 
Beets, Crosby, Detroit Dark Red. 
Brussels Sprouts, Long Island Improved. 
Carrots, Chantenay Red Cored, Danvers Half Long, 
Imperator. 
Cauliflower, Karly Snowball. 
Corn, (sweet) Golden Bantam, Golden Cross Bantam, 
Evergreen, Ioana Hybrid. 
Egg Plant, Black Beauty. 
Peas, Imp: Tall Telephone, Dwarf Telephone, Thomas 
Laxton, Laxton’s Progress, Little Marvel. 
Spinach, Bloomsdale, Nobel Giant. 
Turnips, Purple Top White Globe, Purple Top Strapleaf. 











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