OSCAR H. WILL & CO., BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA 31 
__PARSNIPS 
Culture.. Sow as early in spring as possible, in rows not less | 
than 18 inches apart and about % inch deep. The ground 
should be deeply plowed and well cultivated. Thin to 4 inches 
apart in the row as soon as the plants are well started. A freeze 
improves the quality of the roots. About 1200 seeds to the 
packet. One ounce for 200 feet of drill; 4 to 5 pounds per acre. 
SHORT THICK. The earliest Parsnip. Three inches 
thick at the shoulder and from 6 to 8 inches long, 
this fine quality sort is nearly a month earlier than 
any larger variety. Pkt., 10c; 0z., 25c; %4 Ib., 65c; 
¥% Ib., $1.05; Ib., $1.75, postpaid. ‘ 
IMPROVED GUERNSEY or HOLLOW 
The best for general cultivation and a 
CROWN. heavy yielder. About 3 inches thick at 
the shoulder and from 12 to 15 inches long, the 
smooth roots are fine grained, tender and sugary. 
Pkt., 10c; 0z., 20c; 14 Ib., 55c; 14 Ib., 90c; Ib., $1.60, 
postpaid. 
PUMPKINS 
Culture. Plant in hills 6 to 8 feet apart, with 5 to 6 seeds 
in the hill, when the ground has become warm and the weather 
favorable, giving same cultivation as to melons. About 40 seeds 
to the packet. One ounce to 30 hills; 3 to 4 pounds per acre. . 
improved Guernsey Parsnip 
CHEYENNE BUSH. The One Pie Pump- 
kin. An extra Early, small orange pump- ~ 
kin developed from our Forth Berthold 
Pumpkin at the U. S. Great Plains Field 
Station at Cheyenne, Wyo. Thick 
meated, solid and uniform, this is about 
two weeks earlier than Sweet Sugar. 
Pkt., 10c; 0z., 25c; %4 Ib., 70c; % Ib., 
$1.05; Ib., $1.90, postpaid. 
CONNECTICUT FIELD or BIG TOM. A 
solid, oblong, orange Pumpkin more 
planted with corn than any other variety 
and a heavy yielder. Pkt., 10c; 0z., 20c; 
14 Ib., 60c; 16 Ib., 90c; Ib., $1.60, post- 
paid. 
KING OF MAMMOTHS. The giant among 
Pumpkins, weighing as high as 150 lbs. 
A bright golden yellow, fine grained and 
excellent for cooking. Pkt., 10c; 0z., 
25c; %4 Ib., 70c; % Ib., $1.05; Ib., 
$1.90, postpaid. 
OMAHA. A Will introduction. A very 
early, oblong, orange, thick meated sort. 
This is a selection from seed obtained 
through Dr. Melvin Gilmore from the 
Omaha Indians. Of fair quality, its 
earliness is its outstanding character- 
istic and fits it for areas where Pump- 
kins could not otherwise be grown. Pkt., 
10c; 0z., 25c; 4 Ib., 70c, postpaid. 
SWEET SUGAR or NEW ENGLAND PIE. 
The Best Pie Pumpkin, earliest and best of the 
standard sorts and by far the sweetest. The pump- 
kins are round, slightly flattened, weighing 6 to 8 
pounds apiece. The skin is a deep orange and the 
orange yellow flesh is thick, dry, fine grained and 
sweet. This is a very good keeper. Pkt., 10c; 0z., 
20c; %4 Ib., 55c; % Ib., 90c; 1 Ib., $1.60, postpaid. 
Oscar H. Will & Co. seeds cannot be beat. I always have more 
vegetables than I need from my garden. 
Mrs. Charles Pich 
Lankin, N. Dakota 
Pumpkins are heavy producers of first class hog feed. 
