14 



ASPARAGUS. 



8 P. M. Fundamental Principles Underlying Successful Co-opera- 



tion - - - - - C. R. White 



THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2^2 



9 A. M. What are the Experiment Stations Doing for the Vege- 



table Grower? Report of the Committee on Investi- 

 gation - - - - - T. Greiner 



10 A. M. Early Cabbage - - - - R. H. Garrahan 



11a. m. Onions on Muck Land - - Prof. E. O. Fippin 



1*2 M. Greenhouse Building for the Vegetable Grower, 



Chauncey West 



2 p. M. Vegetable Growing for the Fruit Grower. Lecture and 

 Round Table. - - - - C. W. Waid 



3:30 p. M. Report of the Committee on Marketing H. W. Baxter 



ASPARAGUS 

 R. L. Watts, State College, Pennsylvania 



It affords me great pleasure to discuss the culture of a crop which 

 ranks so high in the esteem of both grower and consumer. No 

 vegetable is more appreciated in its season, and few, if any, offer 

 greater possibilities for field culture. There is a tremendous demand 

 for this crop on our city markets, and the demand is increasing 

 annually. Very few of our markets, however, are well supplied 

 with asparagus, and it is hoped that our vegetable growers in various 

 parts of the state will take a keener interest in the growing of the 

 crop for commercial purposes. The most wonderful truckers of 

 New Jersey are obtaining a gross income of from $300 to $500 to 

 the acre, and there is no reason why other progressive farmers should 

 not realize just as large returns. This vegetable should also be 

 much more generally grown for the home table. Every village 

 garden should have a plot cultivated by the most intensive methods. 

 It is ready for the table early in the spring, long before onions and 

 other early vegetables in the open ground are large enough, and 



