ROBSON SEED FARMS ^ HALL, N. Y. 
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ItTpleases us that more and more of our customers are making it a point to inspect our 
breeding plots and trial grounds during the growing season. The largest group that called 
on us last Fall was Dr. Paul Work’s class in vegetable varieties. (See above picture. Dr. 
Work is seated the second from the left.) The older ‘boys’ in the picture are some of our 
friends from the Geneva Experiment Station and several of our salesmen—see if you can 
pick them out. 
VEGETABLE PRICE LIST 
ASPARAGUS ROOTS AND SEED 
1 oz. of seed will produce about 250 plants 
)|cMARY WASHINGTON ROOTS: The first green 
vegetable from your garden. The first major cash 
crop for the market gardener, Mary Washington is 
the standard variety for the East. The stalks are 
large, high quality, and disease resistant. 
Our sandy loam soil produces a larger, more vigor¬ 
ous root than those that come from the South. All of 
our roots are freshly dug. Shipment will be made 
about April 10th unless you specify otherwise.-One 
year No. 1 roots (weight about 70 pounds per 1000), 
Doz. 35 cts.; 50 roots $1.00; 100 roots $1.50 post¬ 
paid. 1000 roots $8.00. Not prepaid. 
Two year No. 1 root weight about 120 pounds per 
1000), Doz. 50 cts.; 50 roots $1.50; 100 roots $2.50 
postpaid. 1000 roots $10.00. Not prepaid. 
Three year No. 1 roots (weigh about 160 pounds 
per 1000), Doz. 60 cts.; 50 roots $1.75; 100 roots 
$3.00 postpaid. 1000 roots $12.00. Not prepaid. 
MARY WASHINGTON SEED: Seed should be mixed 
with radish seed and sowed thinly early in the spring. 
Asparagus seed takes six weeks to come up so that 
you can see the rows for cultivation. The roots 
can be transplanted the following spring or may 
be left for two year olds. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; 
Ya, lb. 35 cts.; 1 lb. $1.15. 
DIRECTIONS FOR PLANTING 
ASPARAGUS ROOTS 
Asparagus does best in well drained sandy ground. 
A soil that warms up early in the spring produces an 
early crop. A lot of work will be saved if the soil is 
free from quack grass. 
For convenience in cultivation, we suggest planting 
Asparagus roots in rows. Dig a trench eight to ten 
inches deep and at least a foot wide. Place one inch 
of top soil in bottom of trench. Well rotted manure 
may be mixed with this soil. Pack firmly by tramp¬ 
ing. 
We are now ready for the roots. Unpack and trim 
off all broken or bruised roots. Spread out the roots 
evenly in the bottom of the trench with crown or buds 
up. Cover and pack with top soil until the crowns 
are covered to a depth of two inches. As the plants 
grow fill in trench until it is level. Rows should be 4 
feet apart, roots 15 to 18 inches apart in the row. 
Following these directions will allow you to work 
above the roots in the Spring and so control weeds. 
At the same time the roots are shallow enough to 
insure an early crop. 
Many customers who call at our store ask us to recommend varieties for home planting. Here is 
a list of the varieties of the more common vegetables we plant for our own use: Tendergreen and Scotia 
snap beans; Crosby Beet; Nantes Carrot; Seneca "60” Seneca Golden and Golden Cross Corn; Early 
White Spine Cucumber; Black Seeded Simpson Lettuce; Delicious and Bender Muskmelon; Ebenezer 
Onion Sets; Little Marvel, Midseason Giant and Alderman Peas; Harris Earliest and Windsor 
“A” Pepper; Prichard Tomato; Long Standing Bloomsdale Spinach; Lucullus Swiss Chard; mixed 
Early Scarlet Globe and Icicle Radish; Connecticut Summer Straightneck, Table Queen and Butter¬ 
cup Squash. 
A star (5|c) in front of a variety indicates that the seed was grown from our own selected stock. 
