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DE GIORGI BROTHERS CO 
A most delicious vegetable usually boiled and eaten with 
a dressing of fresh butter. Sow the seed in a hot bed before 
the middle of March, set out in rows 4 ft. apart and 2 ft. in 
the rows and you will get fine heads the first season. Pkt 
5c; oz. 35c: *4 lb. $1.10; lb. $4.20. 
BAR T.T PURPLE GLOBE —(Carciofo violetto di Chioggia.) Purple 
tinged, large, globe shaped, tender, very productive and earliest 
variety. Pkt. 5c; oz. 35c; % lb. $1.10; 1 lb. $4.20. 
Asparagus 
CULTURE—1 oz. of seed will produce 1000 plants, 1% lbs. of 
seed enough plants to set an acre. For a crop of plants use 10 lbs. 
of seed per acre. „ 
Sow early in the spring as soon as frost is out of the ground 
and the soil in good workable condition, not sticky. Have the rows 
about 2 feet apart and an inch apart in the row, cover the seed with 
half an inch of soil. Thin to not less than 2 inches apart and if 
you will keep the plantation free from weeds you will get strong 
roots fit to be planted in permanent beds the following spring. In 
preparing your permanent bed prepare the ground in the fall by 
giving it extra heavy coating of manure, then plow the ground very 
deep which will kill all weed seeds and destroy cutworms and it 
will also have a tendency to make the ground warmer; in a word 
your ground will be in excellent condition to receive the plants in 
the spring. 
Lay out your beds 4 feet between the rows and plant 2 feet 
apart in the rows, in furrows 8-10 inches deep, spread the roots to 
radiate in all directions and cover with 3-4 inches of dirt. In later 
cultivation gradually fill up the furrows as the plants grow till 
the whole field is level. If you will not cut at all until your bed 
is 3-4 years old, your asparagus will run extra heavy so that a 
bunch of 5-7 stalks 8 inches long will weigh a pound, fetching top 
price. Asparagus beetle if unchecked will destroy your asparagus. 
Destroy the beetle by dusting with calcium arsenate through the 
season while the dew is on. Never apply calcium at the time of 
cutting for market as it is a rank poison. 
Asparagus seed germinates rather slowly; to insure better germ¬ 
ination soak in hot water before sowing. 
Government bulletin No. 829, Asparagus, may be had on request 
to the Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C. 
ASPARAGUS MARY WASHINGTON 
The best of the Washington varieties and the best of the rest. 
Superior because it holds a tight bud the longest, and the stalks are 
heavy and big. It is rust resisting, somewhat earlier than other 
varieties and while it does not yield as many stalks, the stalks are 
larger and the yield in pounds per acre is considerably greater. The 
■eed we offer is first generation removed from strain originated by 
Dr. Norton. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; lb. 80c; 5 lbs. or over at 65c per lb. 
prepaid. 
HEAVY 2 year old roots: 25 for 85c, prepaid. Not prepaid: 100 
roots $1.50; 1,000 roots $10.00. 
Lighter one year old roots: 100 for $1.00; 1,000 for $8.00. 
ASPARAGUS PALMETTO 
Heavy yielder with large, green, thick stalks. An old, popular 
variety. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 1 lb. 60c; 5 lbs. and over at 45c per lb., 
prepaid. Roots: Same prices as quoted for the roots of Mary 
Washington. 
ASPARAGUS ROOTS 
Our asparagus roots are of superior quality, produced 
in the rich Iowa soil, are extra heavy and full of vitality. 
Grown by us on our own land and in a different way than 
is the rule. For a crop of roots we sow thinly, every seed 
3 to 4 inches apart. This gives the roots a chance to de¬ 
velop into real size, they grow fast, and a plantation from 
roots produced by our method yields a maximum of No. 1 
grade asparagus. Price: $1.50 per 100; $10.00 per 1000. 
Asparagus Mary Washington 
SEEL, DIRECT to the consumer, delivering your product to pri¬ 
vate families and by establishing a roadside market. For your road¬ 
side market select a place as near town as possible with ample park¬ 
ing space and to make the place draw maximum of attention dress 
up with flowers such as first rate varieties of Cannas, Dahlias, Zin¬ 
nias, Ageratum Giant of Iowa, Gaillardia Beautiful Star, Marigold 
All Double. Plant masses of these flowers, use no flowers that are 
seen everywhere. At first your roadside market will be no gold mine 
but, if you will give honesty in quality, pack and price, if you will 
be as accommodating as you possibly can be, to all that will stop 
at your place, you will in time work up a business running into 
thousands of dollars, despite the depression. 
It is important to have roomy parking space. People hate to 
stop on the highway, which is against the law anyway. Not having 
suitable place on your own land, rent or buy an acre or so. If you 
will rent, have an option on the place so that the landlord seeing 
that you are prospering, cannot tell you to move. 
TO DO WELL make yourself useful to others. Give better ser¬ 
vice, sell better goods. Always do your best—NEVER just enough 
to get by. If on top of this you will have plenty of patience you 
will succeed. 
Sell the Best 
vegetables, carefully graded and you will get worth while 
prices. By marketing the best only, you are building for 
yourself a reputation as a grower of quality products and 
even though prices received for your products should be low 
at times, maintain quality always and never lose confidence 
in the future. Times will again be what they should be, for 
the simple reason that nothing lasts forever. 
We sell half pounds at pound rates, 5 lbs. or 
over at 10 lb. rate, 25 lbs. or over at 100 lb. rate. 
