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types, the reason being that the "grass" 

 grows faster and larger on muck than it does 

 elsewhere. In cutting, insert the knife in 

 the soil deep enough to cut a stalk of fair 

 length, from 9% to n inches. Be careful 

 not to cut too deeply, as this injures the 

 roots or crowns. As asparagus is still con- 



More tools. 



Left: Vorman onion weeder. 

 Right: Weeder and mulcher. 



sidered a luxury by many city consumers, 

 it will pay to grade the "grass" and put it on 

 the market in the most attractive form. 

 Group the stalks by sizes together, extra 

 large, large, and culls. 



Some growers have found it an advantage 

 to tie the bundles with red or white tape. 



