PI,ANTING 



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make a layer of about three inches, which is then 

 covered with soil. 



PLACING THE ROOTS 

 The proper planting of the roots is the most critical 

 point in asparagus culture, as upon the manner in 

 which this is performed — more than upon other detail — ■ 

 depends the success, yield, duration, and profit of the 

 plantation. Almost any other negledl can be remedied 



FIG. 17 — ASPARAGUS ROOT IN PROPER POSITION FOR COVERING 



by after-treatment, but careless and faulty planting, 

 never. Whatever care and personal attention the 

 grower may give to this work will be repaid manyfold 

 in future returns. 



As stated before, only strong, healthy one-year-old 

 plants with three or four strong buds should be used, 

 so as to insure an even growth over the entire field, 

 and at every stage of the work great care must be taken 

 not to expose the roots to the drying influences of sun 

 and winds. When every thing is in readiness for plant- 

 ing, the roots are placed in the trench, the crown in the 



