Pumpkin seed makes about 50 
hills to the ounce. Plant and 
care for like squash; see grow- 
ing instructions for squash at 
right. 
b gy 
P cangoia_ 
on page 36. 
762—CANGOLD (110 days). 
This is a new one from the 
Iowa State College. Its out- 
standing feature is its thick, 
fine-quality flesh. Medium 
size, oblong shape, rather tan 
in color. Short vine, so can 
be planted in space 3 by 6 
feet. Dandy variety for pies. 
Pkt. 15c; oz. 35c; 4 Ib., 1.00, 
postpaid. 
766—SMALL or RED SUGAR 
(118 days). One of the best 
for pies. If you don’t grow 
any other variety, plant a few 
of these. You will appreciate 
the quality, smoothness and 
sweetness. Orange-yellow in- 
side and out. Prolific yielder. 
Doesn’t grow very large— 
about 7 to 9” in diameter. Pkt. 
10c; oz. 22c; 4 Ib. 45c; Ib. 
1.10, postpaid. 
7644—YANKEE FIELD (120 
days). The jack-o’-lantern 
pumpkin. Just the right size, 
shape and color for making 
good jack-o’-lanterns—the re- 
sult of years of selection of 
the Yankee Field type. Deep 
orange color, size about 12” x 
14”. It also is very good for 
pies. Pkt. 10c; oz. 18c; '% Ib. 
30c; 1 Ib. 1.00, postpaid. 
763—LARGE CHEESE or 
BUFF PIE (110 days). A fine 
cream colored, sweet pump- 
kin. Very flat in shape, slight- 
ly grooved, with hard shell. 
fo 
$79 FOR A PUMPKIN! 
That’s what Mr. and Mrs. 
Roy Johnson won with the 
above pumpkin. 
Sow the seed early 
a 
Full story 
Rich yellow, thick flesh of 
fine flavor. For stock or table 
use, Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; % Ib. 
29c; 1 Ib. 65c, postpaid. 
767—WINTER LUXURY PIE 
(100 days). One of the sweet- 
est. Looks a lot like the Small 
Sugar Pumpkin, but a little 
larger in size. Color is orange 
covered by a fine-grained net- 
ting. Flesh is of high quality 
and very sweet. Makes the 
finest pies. Pkt. 12c; oz. 22c; 
VY Ib. 39c; 1 Ib. 85c, postpaid. 
769—JUMBO (120 days). This 
is the “King of the Mam- 
moths.” If you want an extra 
big one to take to the fair, 
here it is. Often weigh more 
than 100 pounds. A heavy 
yielder—4 or 5 pumpkins per 
vine not unusual. The flesh 
is a little coarse but extra fine 
for stock feed. Pkt. 12c; oz. 
25c; 1% Ib. 50c; 1 Ib. 1.15, ppd. 
PRIZE PUMPKIN MIXTURE 
ixture of 
770—A grand mixt 
all the different kinds of 
pumpk 
plus 80 
ins shown here, 
me trial sae 
uy 
sorts too. You can 
this one packet and get a 
lot of variety. Large pkt. 
- Ym Ib. 
10c; 1 oz. 15¢; a 10. 
30c; 1 Ib. 60c, ppd: 
ALL-AMERICAN 
203 — (95 days) — 
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as it starts slowly. We 
always sow radish seed 
with it as_ radishes 
come up early and 
mark the rows so cul- 
tivation can be started. 
Leave parsnips in the 
ground over the next 
winter. One ounce of 
seed will sow 200 feet 
finest of all parsnips. 
Has white skin, the 
flesh is fine grained, 
very tender, with won- 
derfully sweet flavor. 
The roots are slender 
and smooth, medium- 
long, and broad shoul- 
dered. Pkt., 10c; 1 
oz. 25c; % Ib. 
69c; 1 ib. 1.95, 
postpaid. 
of 
MUSHROOM SPAWN 
241—Grow your own 
delicious mush- 
rooms. Easy and in- 
expensive to do. Easy 
to grow in cellars, 
caves, barns or out- 
buildings. Full cul- 
tural directions with 
every order. One 
brick plants 10 to 12 
sq, ft. Brick, 45c; 
3 bricks, 1.25, ppd. 
row. 
SALSIFY 
(Vegetable Oyster) 
205 —MAMMOTH 
SANDWICH IS- 
LAND. One of the 
best vegetables for 
soup. Also delicious 
baked or creamed. 
Has flavor like oys- 
ters. Flesh is white, 
very tender and 
sweet. Plant early in 
spring, cultivate, 
harvest and store like 
parsnips, or may be 
left in the ground un- 
til spring. Pkt. 15c; 
{ oz. 45c¢; Y% Ib. 
1.20, postpaid. 
EGGPLANT 
NOTE: Eggplant de- 
serves to be better 
known than it is; if 
you haven't grown 
it; try it. Tend just 
as you would pep- 
pers. 
656—B LAC K 
BEAUTY (83 days.) 
Grows 5 to 6 “eggs” 
to the plant, each 
about the size of a 
quart cup. The color 
is a rich, purple- 
black. Flavor un- 
usually fine. Pkt., 
(5c; % oz, 25c; 
1 oz., 48c, post- 
paid. 
Squash like rich loose soil 
—at least 10 to 12 feét apart. 
Plant after soil is well warm 
aL o> 
SRP wep 
and plenty of room 
Use plenty of seed. 
ed up. Bugs some- 
times play havoc with the seedlings, but not if you use Henry 
Field’s Bug Dust (see page 47). For large-seeded squash, fig- 
ure about 25 hills to the oun 
ones, about 50 hills ‘to the ou 
SUMMER SQUASH 
744— EARLY PROLIFIC 
STRAIGHTNECK (50 
days). An All America win- 
ner. Very heavy bearer. 
Bush type vines (don’t run 
all over the garden).Fruits 
are yellow, smooth, straight. 
Best of all summer squash, 
and makes wonderfully 
tasty eating. Pkt. 15c; 1 oz. 
50c; 4% Ib. 1.50, postpaid. 
747—EARLY WHITE 
BUSH SCALLOP (52 days). 
A medium white summer 
squash. Best when young 
and tender. Fruit 3” deep, 
8” across, round with scal- 
loped edges. Pkt. 10c; 1 
oz. 20c; 4 Ib. 39c; 1 Ib. 
1.00, postpaid. 
740—CASERTA (55 days). 
A new and better squash— 
an All America Gold Medal 
Winner. Fruits 15 to 18 
inches long, 4 to 5 inches 
in diameter. Light yellow 
with green stripes. Excel- 
lent for pies or baking. Es- 
pecially fine when about 8 
inches long. Pkt. 15c; 1 oz. 
35c; 4 Ib. 1.00, postpaid. 
WINTER SQUASH 
752—DES MOINES TA- 
BLE QUEEN (80 days). 
ce of seed; for the small-seeded 
nce, 
Sometimes called Acorn. If 
you like squash pie, use 
this variety. Also fine for 
baking. Just right size to 
serve two. About 6 inches 
long, shell is thin, hard, 
dark green. Flesh yellow 
and tender. Pkt. 10c; oz. 
20c; % Ib. 50c; 1 Ib. 1.50, 
postpaid. 
745— GENUINE HUB- 
BARD (110 days). One of 
the finest for Thanksgiv- 
ing time; in fact, all win- 
ter. Often keep until late 
spring. Large, warty, dark 
green. Hard shelled. Deep 
orange-yellow fiesh. Pkt. 
10c; 1 oz. 20c; 4 Ib. 55c; 
1 Ib. 1.65, postpaid. 
739 — STRIPED CUSHAW 
(115 days). A large crook- 
neck pumpkin (though 
looks, cooks and tastes like 
squash) of fine quality. 
Very fine grained. The 
neck is the edible part. Pkt. 
10c; 1 oz. 20c; 4 Ib. 49c; 
1 Ib., 1.30, postpaid. 
753—B UTTERNUT 
SQUASH (85 days). Fruits 
10 to 12 inches long, bottle- 
shaped, dark tan color, 
hard shell. Wonderful for 
pies, boiled or baked. Flesh 
is thick, dry, of fine tex- 
Henry 
Field’s 
Nutritious, inexpensive livestock and poultry feed. 
Make 15 to 20 tons of beets to the acre. 
April and May in rows 2% to 3 feet apart, at rate of 
10 or 12 lbs. per acre. Mature in 90 to 120 days. Har- 
vest before severe frost and 
Prices on all varieties below: Oz. 24c; % Ib. 73c; 
( Ib. 1.90; 5 tbs. 9.00. 
6I6G—GIANT HALF 
SUGAR ROSE (Feeding 
Sugar). One of the heavi- 
est producers. Its extra 
sugar content makes it es- t 
pecially desirable as a 
dairy feed. Fine keeper, 
oval-shaped. t 
Tr 
619—MAMMOTH LONG 
RED MANGEL. The larg- 
est and most productive ( 
of all. Often called ‘‘Gate 
Post” because of its size. 
Usually reaches 24 to 30 
inches in length, with in- 
dividual weight from 25 to 
35 Ibs. Easily harvested 8 
as the root grows half out 
of the ground. 
610—POULTRY BEETS. 
You who have fed man- 
gels to poultry know their 
value as a winter feed to 
stuff to keep the hens on 
production. This 1s a mix- 
6I2—SUGAR BEET 
days). 
white, wedge-shaped root 
grows mostly below the 
not quite so large as the 
mangel, 
Sow seed in 
store in pits or cellar. 
Lots of time has been spent 
to get you only the finest kind 
of beets. 
rieties we have even sent to 
Europe after the seed. We like 
beets of uniform shape and 
color, with small tops, small tap 
root, free from the straggly side 
roots. 
ture, deep orange in color, 
and very fine flavored. Pkt. 
15¢; 1 oz. 40c; 
postpaid. 
741—DELICATA SQUASH 
or Sweet Potato (110 days). 
Sold under many names. 
The color is green and yel- 
low. When baked and 
served with melted butter, 
it is one of the best of all. 
Pkt. 12c; 1 oz. 20c; % Ib. 
45c; 1 Ib. 1.20, postpaid. 
736 — BANANA SQUASH 
or BLUE BANANA (115 
days). Good all-purpose 
squash. Stands squash bugs 
and pests better than other 
kinds. Color is bluish slate 
gray. The flesh is bright 
orange. Pkt. 10c; 1 oz. 18c; 
4 Ib. 50c; 1 Ib. 1.30, ppd. 
748—-S PAGHETTI 
SQUASH (95 days). Fruits 
are about 10 inches in 
length, filled with a spa- 
ghetti-like pulp. You cook 
the whole fruit just as it 
comes from the garden for 
20 or 30 minutes. Then cut 
it open and season. Makes 
fine eating. Pkt. 15¢; 1 oz. 
20c; 4 Ib. 44c; 1 Ib. 1.08, 
postpaid. 
BEET 
Y4 Ib. 1.15, 
On some of the va- 
One ounce of seed will 
grow a 100-foot row. Plant as 
ake the place of green 
ure of all kinds. 
eal feed. 
Makes 
Klein Wanzleben)—90 
Large, smooth, 
ich in sugar content. It 
urface of the soil. Roots 
soon as you can get in the ground 
in the spring and make several 
sowings throughout the season 
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