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Sure of a Crop. Frosts Only Make Them Fruit Later. 
shoots that are just about to come through the ground. If the asparagus bed is 
annually fertilized and kept free from weeds and grasses, it will last a long 
time; we know' of beds over fifty years old in this locality. You can save much 
time by harrowing the field late in the fall and very early in the spring before 
the shoots start. Salt spread evenly over the row’s will kill the w'eeds and not 
injure the asparagus roots if applied in very early spring. 
Price of Asparagus Roots—tVe can supply 2-year-old roots of Conover’s Colossal. 
Palmetto, Barr’s Mammoth, Columbian White. Donald’s Elmii*a and Giant Argenteil 
at 25c per dozen; $1.00 per 100; $5.00 per 1000. 
Extra Heavy Roots—We have about 20,000 roots 3 years old, very large and fine 
for immediate results and forcing, that we wMll sell at 35c per dozen; $1.25 per 100; 
$7.50 per 1000. We can supply 1-year-old roots at $3.50 per 1000. 
Bushel Basket of Bull Moose Potatoes Grown at L. J. Farmer’s Place, October, 1913. 
The Bull Moose Potato 
The Bull Moose Potato —Since the 1913 
catalogue was sent out I have secured 
control of a new potato which I have 
named the “Bull Moose." In March of 
1913, a gentleman came to me with a 
sample potato and wanted me to buy his 
entire supply which was about 30 bushels. 
I finally closed the deal and offered It 
for the first time in my spring price list 
of 1913 at 60c per tuber, $2.50 per peck. 
We sold quite a quantity at these prices 
and we have yet to receive an unfavor¬ 
able report, while we have several nice 
letters speaking of the variety in the 
highest terms. It is my experience with 
this potato that I wish to speak of most 
fully here. When we got through the 
shipping season last spring we had 12 
bushels left and these were planted June 
8th on an old raspberry field that had 
just been treated to a light coat of ma¬ 
nure and plowed under. After plowing, 
a good coat of burnt lime w'as applied at 
the rate of one ton to the acre. They 
were planted 3 feet 4 inches apart each 
way and covered about 4 Inches deep. 
