. Bailey's seeds : above them all. Edmands' Blood Turnip Round, very smooth and extra early. Early Blood Turnip Turnip shaped roots, deep crimson, tender and sweet Crosby's Egyptian BEETS EARLY WONDER. In size and shape this beet is very similar to Earlv Crosby. Because of its very bright color it is becoming very popular on the local market and we think it destined to become one of the best market varieties. It is very early, of good uniform size and a bright red in color, with a small top, making it very suitable for bunching. By all means try this variety. Pkt., 10; Oz., 10c; V\ Lb- 30c; Lb
. Bailey's seeds : above them all. Edmands' Blood Turnip Round, very smooth and extra early. Early Blood Turnip Turnip shaped roots, deep crimson, tender and sweet Crosby's Egyptian BEETS EARLY WONDER. In size and shape this beet is very similar to Earlv Crosby. Because of its very bright color it is becoming very popular on the local market and we think it destined to become one of the best market varieties. It is very early, of good uniform size and a bright red in color, with a small top, making it very suitable for bunching. By all means try this variety. Pkt., 10; Oz., 10c; V\ Lb- 30c; Lb., Eclipse ^Iakes rapid growth, top small of fine quality, larger than the Egyptian but not so dark in color. Very sweet, especially when young. Detroit Dark Red 0ne of the best for market and home garden. Deep rich red, very desirable for canning. Leaves dark green, shaded with red. It is unsurpassed in quality. For general purposes we recommend this as the best beet for the home garden. Prices on all the above: Pkt., 5c; Oz., 10c; Vsr Lb., 30c; Lb., 90c. Mangel Beets £or Stock Feeding Nothing equals Mangels as a succulent feed for Dairy Cows, Poultry. Hogs, Cattle and Sheep. Mangels vield an immense tonnage of feed that is relished by all farm animals. When Mangels are fed in conjunction with grain, they are worth nearly as much, pound for pound, as grain. finH-nro sugar beets and Mangels require the same soU as garden beets, but plowed deeper. Sow in Mav or June in rows eighteen to thirty inches apart and thin from fifteen to eighteen inches in rows. Young plants can be planted to fill up vacancies. When the plants are three or four inches high a top dressing of 200 to 400 pounds of concentrated fertilizer would heln the crop very much. As soon as frost comes they could be dug up and heaped at a height of four to six feet on a dry, well drained place, and covered, at first lightly, with loose straw or hay to prevent heat- ing, and when the ground begins to
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