Beets 
Cuvtrure. A loamy soil that is not acid is best for Beets. Make the rows about 18 inches apart and sow a dozen seeds 
per foot of row, 44 inch deep. Thin the seedlings to 3 or 4 inches apart. 1 oz. plants 100 ft. of row; 7 lbs. an acre. 

BEET, Early Wonder Green Top 
EARLY WONDER GREEN TOP. 50 days. Roots 
semi-globe shaped with medium dark green tops and 
small tap root. The skin is dark red, flesh deep 
blood-red with little zoning. Very popular market 
variety for bunching. Tops retain green color in 
the fall. 
Mangel-Wurzel 
CuLturE. Grown like table beets, except that the rows 
should be 24 to 36 inches apart. Thin to 6 inches apart in 
the row. 1 oz. plants 50 ft.; 7 lbs. an acre. 
MAMMOTH LONG RED. 110 days. The most 
popular variety and the best cropper. Roots large, 
long spindle shape, straight and thick, growing 
4 to 4% out of the ground; color light red; flesh 
white tinged with rose. Mangels are excellent for 
stock and poultry feeding. Their food value is 
equal to grain and superior to silage. 
KLEIN WANZLEBEN. 90 days. The most de- 
sirable Beet for sugar manufacture; valuable for 
stock feeding. Roots medium large, 12 to 15 inches 
long, 3% to 4 inches at shoulder and tapered. Flesh 
white tinged gray. Roots grow entirely below the 
ground and are smaller than Mangels; good keeper. 
GIANT HALF SUGAR ROSE. 100 days. A 
heavy-yielding, valuable variety for feeding. Roots 
long-oval, tapered, grayish white with rose-colored 
shoulder; flesh white, rich in sugar. 
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DETROIT DARK RED. 65 days. The standard 
variety for market and canning. Roots globe shaped, 
smooth, deep red with small tap root. Flesh dark 
red. Tops small, with distinct red tinge, especially 
noticeable in the fall. 
DETROIT SHORT TOP. 60 days. Similar to 
Detroit Dark Red except that it has a smaller top 
and neck. Excellent stock for canners or for bushel- 
ing without the tops. 

BEET, Crosby’s Egyptian Special 
CROSBY’S EGYPTIAN SPECIAL. 55 days. A 
standard early variety, very popular with market 
gardeners. The roots are larger than other early 
types, nearly round but somewhat flattened at the 
top with a slightly tapered base. The tap root is 
small and the foliage medium. The skin and flesh 
are a dark purplish red with some zones of lighter 
shades. 
Swiss Chard 
CuLTURE. Sown and cultivated like Beets. Thin the 
plants to 12 inches apart. 1 oz. plants 100 ft. of row; 7 lbs. 
an acre, 
BROAD RIBBED DARK GREEN. 50 days. Leaves 
ready for use in about seven weeks and thereafter 
until frost. The smooth or slightly crumpled leaves 
are dark glossy green; stem and midribs clear white, 
broad and comparatively thick. Distinct from other 
Chards and favored by many market gardeners. 
LUCULLUS. 60 days. The best-known variety of 
Swiss Chard. The fleshy, crumpled leaves make 
very choice greens. Plant erect, 2 to 21% feet tall; 
stems rounded and finely ribbed; foliage rich deep 
green. 
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