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ASPARAGUS 



records of ten cuttings made the spring of 1897, from 

 April 20th to May 19th, inclusive; varieties averaged 

 in order of yield : 



VARIETIES 



240 feet of row in each, one-half manured 



YIELDS IN POUNDS 



' ' Of the two heaviest yielding varieties, Hub and 

 Donald's Elmira, the last named is the earliest, though 

 Hub is also quite early. As nearly as can be judged 

 from the notes, the ten varieties rank for earliness 

 about as follows, though all kinds yielded something 

 at the first cutting : 



ilO Giant Purple Top. 



7 Barr's Philadelphia Mammoth. 



2 Donald's Elmira. 



{6 Conover's Colossal. 



3 Vick's New Mammoth. 



1 The Hub. 



9 Dreer's Eclipse. 



4 Palmetto. 



5 Moore's Cross-bred. 



8 Columbian Mammoth White. 



" Those included -within a brace have little or no dif- 

 ference of season. The numbers mark their rank 



