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Turnip Beet beet tops make fine greens. 
70. IMPROVED EARLY BLOOD (55 Days) 
If in doubt about what beet to plant, you will not go wrong in plant- 
ing the Improved Early Blood Turnip. The consistent, steady demand 
shows that it has given unvarying satisfaction and has the indorse- 
ment of a large majority of our customers. Not as early as the Extra 
Early Egyptian, but superior in quality. Of uniform size, with smooth 
skin free from fibrous roots. Color rich dark red. Tender, sweet and 
crisp. Ideal for planting in May, June and July to make beets for win- 
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WOOD'S GARDEN BEETS 
PLANT FROM MARCH TILL AUGUST 
An ounce plants 50 feet of row; 6 to 8 pounds plant an acre. 
For the earliest beets plant in a hot-bed and transplant. For early outdoor 
crop plant in March and make successive plantings till the end of July; the 
late plantings are to make beets for winter use and the seeds should be 
well soaked before planting. Beets are grown on nearly all types of soils 
but thrive best on a light, fairly deep, well drained loam that has been 
previously manured. Use well rotted manure; smooth roots cannot be had 
if fresh manure is applied. Plant in rows 15 to 18 inches apart; cover | inch 
and thin out to 4 inches apart. Cultivate shallow so as not to disturb the 
rootlets. Store as recommended on page 9 for carrots. Do not forget that 
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Detroit 
Dark Red Beet 
73. DETROIT DARK RED (55 Days) 
A beet you will like, whether you grow it for home use or market. Als 
most globe shaped with medium tops and small taproot, very smooth 
and of dark blood-red color without light rings. A good beet for both 
early and late planting. The flesh is solid, always tender, of good 
flavor and excellent color. A splendid beet for bunching for market; 
we recommend our well bred strain to home gardeners and for market 
gardeners. Pkt. 10c; 0z. 25c; 4 |b. 60c, postpaid. 
ter. A fine keeper. Pkt. 10c; 0z. 25c; !/4 Ib. 60c, postpaid. 
67. EARLY WONDER (50 Days) 
If earliness is desired, you have it in Early Wonder, but you have most 
excellent quality as well. It is uniform in size, shape and color, always 
smooth, never stringy, and a good keeper. The flesh is a deep rich 
red, sweet, crisp and tender. This is a fine beet to plant during the 
summer to grow a supply to put away for next winter. Pkt. 10c; oz. 
25c; V4 |b. 60c, postpaid. 
69. CROSBY'S EGYPTIAN (50 Days) 
Crosby's is a combination of earliness, good shape, good color and 
good quality. The color is bright red with bright vermillion red flesh, 
very sweet and tender. We have a splendidly bred pedigreed stock that 
is early, has fine shape and color, and we believe cannot be surpassed 
for quality. Pkt. 10c; 0z. 25c; Yq Ib. 60c, postpaid. 
71. EXTRA EARLY EGYPTIAN (45 Days) 
In earliness no beet can compete with Extra Early Egyptian, adapting 
it for first early crop and forcing. It is about ten days earlier than ‘ 
Early Blood Turnip, makes fine, smooth, almost flat, very dark-red beets Swiss Chard 
about 2 inches in diameter; firm, crisp and tender; has very small or 
tops. Pkt. 10¢; oz. 25c; V4 Ib. 60c, postpaid. Sea Kale 
68. CRIMSON GLOBE (55 Days} 
If asked the ideal beet for the home garden we would unhesitatingly 
name Crimson Globe. The shape is nearly a perfect globe about 10 
a inches around, with smooth skin free from 
rootlets; the flesh is a rich blood-red, nicely 
ringed, never stringy, and al- 
ways tender and sweet. Plant 
it for your main crop and again 
in June or July to have beets 
for next winter. Pkt. 10c¢; oz. 
25c; V4 |b. 60c, postpaid. 
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76. SWISS CHARD 
(Spinach Beet or Sea Kale} 
(50 Days) 
A real cut-and-come-again salad; after 
cutting, it quickly makes a new growth. It 
prefers a light soil, bui grows anywhere 
and does not shoot to seed in hot weather. 
Plant from early in the spring till July. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; '/4 Ib. 50c, postpaid. 
As 
Stock Beets or Mangels PLANT FROM APRIL TILL JUNE 15th 
& to 8 pounds Plant an Acre 
80. MAMMOTH PRIZE LONG RED (110 Days)—No mangel can compare with this variety 
in yield. The roots often weigh twenty to twenty-five pounds each. It grows well above ground, 
is easily pulled; the deep red roots are straight, well formed and solid. A fine keeper and, 
at a low cost, will supply an abundance of succulent green food for stock and poultry. Espe- 
cially adapted to deep soils. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 1/4 Ib. 45c, postpaid. 
82. GOLDEN TANKARD (95 Days)—The best known and most largely grown yellow mangel, 
and especially recommended for the dairyman on account of its milk producing properties 
and the richer quality of the milk. The flesh is firm and solid, rich golden yellow color. On 
account of its peculiar shape they can be grown closer in the rows than most mangels, in- 
creasing the yield per acre considerably. Grows well above ground and easily pulled. 
Yield particularly well on light soils. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 1/4 lb. 45c, postpaid. 
83. SILESIAN SUGAR (90 Days)—The tonnage per acre is not as great as from other stock 
beets, but the feeding value, pound for pound, is fully 50% greater because of its high sugar 
content. Grows partly out of the ground and is easily harvested. Especially fine for fatten- 
ing cattle and equally as good as other stock beets for general feeding. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 
V4 |b. 45c, postpaid. 
Soak the seeds for twenty- 
four hours before planting. 
Make the rows 2 to 2!/, feet 
apart, the drills one inch 
deep. Thin out to stand 8 
inches apart in the row; 
young plants may be trans- 
planted to fill up vacancies. 
Cultivate as soon as possible. 
When frost comes dig the 
roots, cut off the tops and 
pile on a well drained situa- 
tion, covering with straw or 
corn stalks and an inch of 
earth. As it gets colder in- 
crease the covering. They 
are acrid when first dug, but 
if kept till January they will 
be sweet and succulent. Al- 
ways feed with some dry 
roughage. 
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