TOMATO, PEARSON 
TOMATOES 
1% oz. to 100 ft., 2 oz. per acre 
In February or March sow seeds lightly 
in rows in greenhouse, hotbed, or win- 
dow box, and when plants have reached 
a height of 3 inches, transplant in hot- 
beds. About June 1, set out in open 
ground, 4 feet apart, giving plenty of 
well rotted manure to each plant. Water 
freely during hot weather. To obtain the 
best results, trellises or stakes should 
be used. 
Bonny Best. One of the very best early 
varieties (75 days). Vine medium, not 
very hardy. Fruits medium sized, apple 
shaped, smooth; solid, bright scarlet in 
color, of excellent quality. 
Earliana Improved. (65 days.) One of the 
earliest scarlet fruited varieties. Medium 
size, almost seedless and solid. Vine open 
and spreading. A heavy bearer. Suc- 
ceeds everywhere. 
Jubilee. (72 days.) The fruits are bright 
orange-yellow, globular, and weigh 
about 6 ounces. 
Marglobe. (73 days.) Excellent home gar- 
den variety and particularly valuable for 
shipping. Plants thrifty and heavily pro- 
ductive with a long bearing period. Fruits 
uniform deep scarlet; large; uniformly 
globe shaped; smooth, solid, and of dis- 
tinct quality. 
Pearson, Improved. (76 days.) Primarily 
for canning but also of value as a shipper. 
Vigorous self-topping plants with ample 
foliage to protect the heavy set of fruits, 
which are medium large, semi-globe and 
of good red color. 
Pritchard (Scarlet Topper). (70 days.) 
Wilt resistant and self-topping. Mid- 
season to late; prolific. Fruits globe- 
shaped, deep scarlet, smooth and solid. A 
good home and market variety and popu- 
lar for shipping. 
Ever Try a Cover Crem? 
Some portions of your vegetable 
garden will probably be unused 
during part of the year. It’s a good 
idea to sow a quick growing cover- 
crop such as a combination of win- 
ter oats and vetch, or winter oats 
and rye, in these idle spaces. When 
planting time arrives turn your 
cover crop under to obtain the 
benefits of the. humus and plant 
food stored in the green plants. If 
you have never tried cover crop- 
ping you'll be surprised at the re- 
sults. Even stiff clay soils are 
noticeably improved by the use 
of a cover crop. 
Rutgers. (86 days.) The most widely 
grown variety which has deservedly 
achieved general popularity. Primarily 
intended for canning. It has also proved 
a good green-wrap shipper and_ all- 
purpose variety. Plant large with thick 
stems and vigorous foliage. Fruits 
globular, bright red, with thick walls 
and small seed cells. 
Scarlet Dawn. (70 days.) Fruits medium 
large, globular, smooth, free from flat 
side. Attractive bright scarlet color; uni- 
form. Plant of medium growth, fairly 
open, early and prolific. 
Stokesdale. (73 days.) Produces heavy 
crops. Almost free of stem-end crack. 
Slightly earlier and larger than Mar- 
globe. 
Victor. Introduced by the Michigan State 
College. Fruits are about 3 inches in 
diameter, globe-shaped and ripen to a 
deep scarlet. Early. 
Yellow Pear. (73 days.) Fine for salads, 
sweet and delicious. Small, yellow. pear- 
shaped fruits of exceedingly mild and 
pleasing flavor. 
Red Plum. (73 days.) Plum-shaped fruits, 
2 inches long. A clear red. Used for 
preserves. 
Ground Cherry or Husk Tomato. Fruits 
small, yellow, enclosed in loose paper 
husks. Prized for preserving. 
TURNIP, PURPLE TOP WHITE GLOBE 
TURNIP 
1 oz. to 100 ft., 2 to 3 Ibs. per acre 
For the main crop, sow in open ground 
from May to July; for winter use, during 
July and August. Set out in rows 1% 
feet apart, allowing a space of 6 inches 
between the plants. 
Golden Ball or Orange Jelly. A splendid 
variety for table use; of excellent flavor. 
Tops small, cut leaved. Roots globular, 
commonly 4 inches in diameter. Skin 
smooth, orange-yellow; flesh yellow, firm, 
fine grained and of good quality. Rapid 
grower. Table size in 60 days. 
Purple Top Strap Leaf. A medium early, 
very productive variety. Tops medium 
small, upright, strap-leaved. Roots flat 
purple red at the top, white below; flesh 
white, fine grained and tender. 
Snowball. A desirable sort for home use 
and early markets. Tops small and erect. 
Roots medium _ sized, round, white 
throughout, sweet, crisp and tender. 
Table size in 40 days. 
Purple Top White Globe. Grows quite 
large without developing coarseness. It 
has white skin, the upper one-third being 
reddish purple. Flesh pure white, firm, 
fine grained and of superior flavor. Good 
keeper. Fine for table use and stock 
feeding. Table size in 55 days, mature in 
70 days. ’ 
WATERMELONS 
Citron. (95 days.) Used only for presery- 
ing; extremely productive. Flesh white 
and solid. ~ 
Dixie Queen. (85 days.) A very prolific, 
shipping type of mid-season maturity. 
Fruits oval-round, light green with dark 
green stripes; rind thin but tough. Flesh 
bright red, crisp, of splendid quality, 
quite free from fibre. 
Early Kansas. (82 days.) One of the finest 
introductions in recent years; very popu- 
lar in the Middle West. It is a melon of 
large size, alternate stripes of light 
and dark green, oblong in shape, with 
deep red flesh and brown seeds. 
King and Queen (Black Seeded Ice 
Cream). (100 days.) A Russian variety of 
fair size, round in shape; rind light cream 
with faint, irregular light green striping; 
early, prolific and excellent in quality; 
seeds small, black. Also known as Black 
Seeded Ice Cream. 
Kleckley’s Sweet. (85 days.) Average 
weight 35 pounds. Color is dark green 
with a bright red flesh that is tender 
and melting. Not a good shipper. Seeds 
white with darkened tips; also known as 
Monte Cristo. 
Klondike (Green). (80 days.) A melon of 
exceptionally sweet and fine flavor. Flesh 
is deep red and brittle, fruit oblong. A 
very good yielder, fairly early. 
New Hampshire Midget (Gold Medal 
Winner). (65 to 78 days.) Early and 
prolific, up to 6 inches through and 
weighing up to 6 lbs. Rind very thin. 
Flesh strawberry red and of excellent | 
flavar. Vines small and vigorous. 
Probably the best midget watermelon 
so far produced. 
Striped Klondike. (80 days.) An early 
garden and shipping variety similar to 
regular Klondike but with irregular dark 
green stripes. Fruits oblong, of medium 
size, rind medium hard. Flesh deepest 
red known to watermelon; sweet and 
crisp. 
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