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Asparagus 
The prepiiratioD o£ 
tlie bed should be 
made in a most llior- 
(lugh manner, ns it is 
to last for a number 
of years. A <leep. 
sandy loam with an 
abundaiiee of decay¬ 
ed orKanie matter is 
the best soil. 
Planlinsj is best 
done in the spring as 
early as the soil can 
be worked in gond 
condition. Kun fur¬ 
rows with plow and 
clean out wirli shovel 
to a depth fif I foot. 
I'lace well-rotted 
stable manure thick¬ 
ly in the trench, then 
just a slight cover¬ 
ing with the soil, on 
top of which place 
the crowns about 2 
feet apart; spread 
out the roots and 
cover them very shal¬ 
low. After the planls 
start to grow, work 
the soil to them grad¬ 
ually until it be¬ 
comes level. The 
plants should be fre- 
iiucntly cultivated 
and kept clean. 
The dead tops 
should be mown off in 
the fall and furrows 
should be thrown on 
the rows from each Palmetto Asparagus 
side, and the middles 
cleaned out. This will cause the bed to warm up early in the 
spring. 
If big slioots are wanti'd you must manure and fertilize heav¬ 
ily, for on the fertility of the soil depends the firofit of the crop. 
Five liundrccl pounds of kainii to an acre, applied in the fall 
when bedding, and five hundred pounds of fish or tankage, and 
five hundred pounds of acid phosphate harrowed in, in the 
early spring, will answer where commercial fertilizers are used. 
Asparagus is a gross feeder, and the soil can scarcely be made 
too rich. 
Conover’s Colossal. A rapid-gmwing ^•ariety. and often ready 
for cutting the second year after planting. The stalks are 
quite tender, biglily-fla%’ored, and of extra-fine quality. 
Palmetto. Ten days to two weeks earlier than most other 
\arieties. The stalks vary from dark to light green, are quite 
large and of exceptionally good quality. 
ASPARAGUS ROOT PRICES 
50c for 10, S3.00 for 100, §10.00 for 1.000. 
Parcel Post Prices—Should yon desire us to ship by Parcel Post, 
add fifteen cents for each 100 roots. 
IVe sicce|>( Piborly I.unii Itonil'*, at tuce value, for all jnireliasos. 
