F O OL U A L I T Y 



THESE POINTS 

 MAY HELP YOU MAKE 

 A PROFIT 

 WITH ASPARAGUS 



1. Sandy loam makes the best Aspara- 

 gus-ground. 



2. Plant only pure Mary Washington. 



3. Only one-year roots are recom- 

 mended for transplanting. The yield for 

 transplanted two-year roots will be 

 scarcely 50 per cent of that of the one- 

 year roots. 



4. Never set a permanent bed on 

 ground occupied by seedlings the year 

 before. Likewise, seedlings should not be 

 followed by seedlings. 



5. Applications of calcium arsenate 

 will control the Asparagus beetle. 



6. In the latitude of Philadelphia, 

 shoots from one-year seedlings may be 

 cut for two to three weeks the following 

 year. It is too great a strain, however, 

 to prolong the first-year cutting after 

 May. 



7. The wider the row, the larger the 

 shoot, and the greater percentage of 

 colossal grass. We recommend that rows 

 be at least 43^ feet apart, and that the 

 roots be set 20 inches apart in the row, 

 burying the crowns a foot in the ground. 

 On this basis, 5350 roots are required 

 per acre. 



8. Asparagus rust spreads readily by 

 wind, rain, and other natural causes. Its 

 prevalence immediately impairs the pro- 

 ducing strength of the field. Careful 

 growers will never, therefore, let a badly 

 rusted field stand near even a rust-resist- 

 ant field, for it will seriously infect it. 



9. In a temperature of 60 degrees or 

 over^ Asparagus begins to lose its taste 

 and food-value within an hour after 

 cutting. Within 24 hours, more than 50 

 per cent of its food-value is lost under 

 such conditions. This information should 

 be significant for the grower supplying 

 a private trade. These losses are brought 

 to a minimum by holding the Asparagus 

 in a temperature of 40 degrees or under 

 by icing or by refrigeration. If this is not 

 possible, we urge quick delivery to your 

 customer, especially as the warmer 

 weather comes on. Asparagus should 

 be boiled standing, the tips being out 

 of the water but under the influence of 

 hot steam. Be careful not to cook away 

 all the flavor. 



Our Mary Washington Roots are well grown and will give 

 excellent field stands. A six weeks' cutting of Asparagus 

 may be expected the second year. 



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