CARROTS ARE VERSATILE 
The secret of carrot culture is a rich and friable soil. If the soil is 
not rich, apply a good commercial fertilizer at the rate of 6 pounds 
per 100 foot row. 
Sow the seed thickly as early as the ground can be worked, in 
drills about ¥2 to % inches deep in rows 1 to 2 feet apart. And 
use those carrot thinnings for delicious eating! 
Heavy clay soil, because of its density, resists the downward 
growth of long, slender rooted vegetables. Sand added to heavy 
soil will assist in relieving the density, but it must be accompanied 
by peat moss, Vermiculite or the new chemical soil conditioners. 
Carrots are one of the most versatile of the garden vegetables. Crisp 
and crunchy in salads or served as a relish chilled, and cut into 
lengthwise strips or dainty curls, and they can’t be beat cooked 
either alone, or in stews, soups, chowders, with roasts or another 
vegetable, in congealed salads... and for a taste thrill, try vitamin- 
packed chilled carrot juice as an appetizer. 
SWEET CORN 
For the home gardener, the simplest 
way to plant sweet corn 1s in rows or 
drills, not in hills, Plant on north side 
of garden or so late summer shade from 
your corn does not retard growth of 
other nearby vegetables. Space the rows 
36” apart, and plant a seed about every 
34 Thin stalks to stand 9% to 12” 
apart in row. The drill should be 3’’ to 
4” deep, but don’t cover seed with more 
than 1” of soil. The drill or furrow 
can be filled in as the plants grow to 
anchor them against the wind. 
In hills, plant 4 to 6 grains per hill. 
Later thin to’2 or 3 stalks to a hill. 
Space several plantings at intervals of 14 
days for continuous crop. 
Hybrids 
We offer Hybrid Sweet Corn varieties 
known as the best for your garden—the 
finest that can be procured anywhere. We 
list here only a few of these choice kinds. 
Whatever your needs or your preference, 
be sure we can supply you with the kind 
of corn you want. Talk it over with us. 
IOCHIEF—All America Top 12. A yellow 
hybrid sweet corn with sensational quali- 
ties, Sugar sweet and tender—stays prime 
longer—rich color. 
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GOLDEN CROSS BANTAM (fr)—Extremely 
uniform, Ears 10 to 14 rows, slightly lighter 
yellow than Golden Bantam. Highly resist- 
ant to Stewart's disease. 85 days. 
IOANA (fr)—All-America. Ears 71 to 8-in., 
well-filled with 12 or 14 rows of deep, me- 
dium narrow, light yellow kernels. Highly 
resistant to drought and bacteria wilt. 
Open-Pollinated 
COUNTRY GENTLEMAN OR SHOE PEG (fr) 
—Prolific late variety. Favored by canners. 
Irregular kernels, deep, sweet. 93 days, 
GOLDEN BANTAM (fr)—The best and most 
favorably known of all the yellow varieties. 
Stalks often have 2 ears, Ears 8 rowed, 
kernels broad, with tender hull, 
STOWELL’S EVERGREEN — White. Large 
ears about 8” long. Big kernels. Very sweet. 
Good late variety. 93 days. 
ROASTING EAR CORN 
ADAMS IMPROVED OR LARGE EARLY— 
Large-eared roasting variety, earlier than 
Trucker’s Favorite, 12 to 14 rowed. Kernels 
white and tender when young. 70 days. 
TRUCKER’S FAVORITE—Extensively used 
for roasting ears and shipping, Ears 12 to 
16 rowed. Kernels white, fairly tender, and 
moderately sweet. 70 to 75 days. 
To get sweet corn that is really sweet, it must be homegrown and picked 
shortly before serving as 50 per cent of the sugar is converted to starch 
12 hours after picking. 
Removing suckers has been standard practice with practically all grow- 
ers. Now, experiments prove that removing suckers merely takes away 
extra food-producing leaves and so hurts rather than helps growth. Also, 
suckering often disturbs roots enough to injure the plant. Always plant 
corn in several short rows side by side rather than one long row. Corn is 
pollinated by wind and rows side by side mean that all the stalks can be 
reached by the pollen, Many home gardeners, on reading newspaper 
accounts of corn detasseling, assume that this is necessary to set ears. 
On the contrary, removing tassels may cut the crop seriously. Detasseling 
is only done where hybrid corn is raised for seed purposes. The more 
pollen that flies, the better the set of kernels. So don't detassel sweet corn 
in the home garden. If weeds are under control, stop cultivating, If 
weeds are bad late in the season, work the soil as shallow as possible 
to avoid injuring surface feeder roots, 
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CUCUMBER 
A and C—A long dark green cucumber 
which merits a trial, Uniform, nearly cy- 
lindrical, rounded at ends, 
CHICAGO PICKLING — Vigorous grower. 
Fruits medium dark green. 6” to 7” long 
when grown, Slightly tapering of even size. 
58 days. 
EARLY SURECROP HYBRID—All America 
Top 12. Fruits slender, blunt ends, 8 to 9 
inches long, 2/2 inches in diameter, holds 
its dark green color well after picking. Flesh 
is crisp, white and unusually delicious. 
Small seed cavity. Resistant to mosaic and 
downy mildew. 
EARLY FORTUNE—Rich, dark green fruits 
with firm, crisp, pure white flesh. Grows to 
9 by 2'¥-in. Ships well and is highly resist- 
ant to disease. 66 days to maturity. 
LONG GREEN IMPROVED — Black spined, 
good pickling. Grows 10 to 15 in. long. 
Matures in 70 days. 
MARKETER—Dark green skin. 8 in, long. 
2% in. across. Slender, Smooth, slightly 
tapered. Thick crispy flesh, 65 days. 
STRAIGHT EIGHT—Unsurpassed as slicing 
cucumber. 2Y2-lb, fruits, rounded at ends, 
medium green. 68 days. 
WHITE SPINE IMPROVED—One of the earl- 
iest and most prolific of the white spine 
cucumbers, Fruits 7” to 8” long, 24%” in 
diameter, Dark green, 60 days to maturity, 
EGGPLANT 
Requires continuous warm weather for 
best results. Seed should be started in a 
hotbed, as it is slow to germinate. Set 
plants in open ground when 2” tall and 
protect from hot sun when young. Be 
sure to keep young plants developing 
rapidly. Cultivate freely. To produce 
large fruits, remove lateral branches so 
as to reduce number of fruits per plant. 
Spray to protect from potato bugs. 
BLACK BEAUTY (fr)—Large, egg-shaped, 
smooth, very dark purple fruits, Plant bears 
4 to 5 fruits. Early. 
FLORIDA HIGH BUSH — Plant upstanding, 
holding fruit off the ground, Fruits elongat- 
ed tapering toward stems, Dark purple. 
Hardy variety, resistant to drought and 
root rot, 85 days, 
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