Pic. 1. —Root system of three-year-old asparagus plant taken November 7. Average 

 length about 4 feet, a few of the roots 5 feet 6 inches in length. 



Fig. 2. — Shows crown and a part of the root system of thrce-yearold asparagus plant 

 dug and photographed November 7. Weight of roots and crown as dug about 

 6 pounds, and estimated that the portion 8e))aratcd from the soil nnd weighed con- 

 stituted only about three-fourths of the entire root system. 



