. Currie's farm and garden annual : spring 1930. Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs. 4 Gurrie's Seed Store, Milwaukee, Wisconsin > CARROT Culture—For the successful cultivation of this root the soil should he light (sandy loam i^ best, enriched tin- previous year with manui deeply tilled. For an early crop the seed should be sown as early as the ground can be properly worked. For later crops it ma;, i" sown any time until about the mid
. Currie's farm and garden annual : spring 1930. Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs. 4 Gurrie's Seed Store, Milwaukee, Wisconsin > CARROT Culture—For the successful cultivation of this root the soil should he light (sandy loam i^ best, enriched tin- previous year with manui deeply tilled. For an early crop the seed should be sown as early as the ground can be properly worked. For later crops it ma;, i" sown any time until about the middle of June. He careful to compress the soil over tin seed after sowing. Sow in rows about 1? inches apart, or tor held culture i<< 2 feet apart, covering the seed about one-half to one inch deep. Keep down weeds. Thin out young plant- as soOn a- thej can be handled, leaving them about 4 &£5*g3S* inches apart. 1 oz. 100 feet of drill; 3 to 4 lbs. per acre in CURRIE'S MILWAUKEE MARKET—In shape, color and general appearance this sort is an improvement on the well-known Danvers. It is broad at the neck and grad- ually narrows down to a blunt, pointer base. In color it is an attractive bright orange. The flesh is tender and sweet throughout, and is almost entirely free from core. It is one of the heaviest croppers and its handsome ap- pearance makes it an excellent bunching Carrot for market. Pkt., 10c; 1 oz., 15c; % lb., 4Sc; 1 lb., $; 5 lbs., $ CHANTENAY IMPROVED—The market gardener's and trucker's favorite. It is an early, very productive, halflong, tump-rooted variety, smooth-skinned, fine in appearance and entirely coreless. The shoulder is unusually thick and the root tapers slightly down towards the blunt point so that it is pulled very easily. The color is a rich orange and the texture and quality are unsurpassed. For table use many regard this variety—because of its form, color, texture and delicate flavor—the finest of all sorts,
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